Loretta “Jean” Coates

LORETTA “JEAN” COATES (nee Brewer) age 81, beloved wife for 51 years of the late Calvin D “Cal”; loving mother of Daniel (wife Melissa), Ronald (wife Rebecca), David (wife Lorene) and Kevin (wife Joelle); devoted grandmother of Lee (wife Alexa), Janelle (fiance Douglas Aller), Ryan, David, Matthew (fiance Rebecca Eversole) , Christopher and Jenna; cherished daughter of the late Clint and Mary Brewer (nee Dinishek). 

Jean was born on June 27, 1937 and passed away peacefully on November 11, 2018. She was born and raised in Collinwood and shared time in both Chagrin Falls and Palm Coast Florida. Jean was a member of Holy Angels Parish and an active participant of Collinwood Memories. She graduated from Collinwood High School in 1955. Jean and her husband Cal started their family business, Northeast Filter where she was a devoted secretary and treasurer. She absolutely loved to travel the world, especially on cruise ships. Jean truly cherished the time she spent with family and friends. She was very social and loved to shop for those special people in her life. Jean truly loved life and lived it fully. She will be most remembered as kind, friendly and outgoing. Jean will be forever missed.

Contributions may be made in memory of Jean to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s c/o Institutional Relations & Development P.O. Box 94554, Cleveland, OH 44101-4554.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10AM at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 18205 Chillicothe Rd., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Jean at THE DeJOHN FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATIONS CENTER OF CHESTERLAND 12811 CHILLICOTHE ROAD, CHESTERLAND, OH 44026 (Rt. 306, just south of Mayfield Rd.)  THURSDAY 2-4 & 5-8PM.