Barbara Cote

Barbara (Sanderson) Cote of Chatham passed away on Saturday March 13, 2010. Barbara was born in Guelph 74 years ago to her late parents Harold and Rose (Windle) Sanderson. She married her childhood sweetheart Pat Cote and they raised their four children; Donna West and her husband Richard of Haliburton, Debra Haskell of Chatham, Karen Cote of Chatham and Patty Cote-Duncanson and her husband Scott of Cambridge. Barbara and Pat moved their family to Merlin in 1967 where Pat was stationed with the O.P.P. After Pat predeceased Barbara on June 12, 1990 Barbara stayed in the Merlin area until her move to Chatham in 2003. She enjoyed going to Bingo, collecting teddy bears and the company of her dog Buddy and her cats TJ and Jen. Barbara is survived by thirteen grandchildren; Nicole Wilton, Jayme Barnes, Jessica Bezzo, Greg Haskell, Jason Haskell, Pat Haskell, Kristin Haskell, Adrien Paquette, Andre Paquette, Matt Buchanan, Robert Buchanan, Kevin Edwards and Chris Edwards, by twelve great-grandchildren Dalton, Cole, Bryton, Noah, Quinton, Kylie, Kyla, Shalynne, Ethan, Katelynn, Kaden and Sydney, by her son-in-law Paul Paquette, her sister Rose Young and her brother Robert & Renee Sanderson. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Rick Haskell in 2007 and by her great-grandson Bryce Buchanan just one month ago. Barbara’s family invite family and friends to the Blenheim Community Funeral Home for visitation on Tuesday March 16 from 7 – 9 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday March 17, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment in Stewart Cemetery between Merlin and Valetta. Friends wishing to remember Barbara with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Cancer Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation.