Yvette L. Cote
SANFORD – The good Lord took Yvette LaRochelle Cote of Sanford and Zellwood, Fla., to her home in heaven on Feb. 25, 2022 at the age of 91. Yvette was the fourth born of seven children to predeceased parents Napoleon “Paul” and Alice Michaud LaRochelle.
Yvette was predeceased by her brothers Joseph “Duke” of Naples Fla., Leo of Sanford, Donald of Middletown, Conn., and sister, Jeanne Dupuis of Canada.
She is survived by her sisters Theresa Rivard and husband Gerald of Springvale, Dorothy Glaude of Milford, N.H., and sister-in-law, Jocelyne LaRochelle of Naples, Fla.
Yvette met her predeceased husband, Raoul “Ralph” George Cote, son of Apollinaire “Paul” and Dorila Gagne when she was 16. They courted for two years and were married on April 30, 1949. They have seven beautiful children: first, six daughters and then a son. Laurette Darling and husband Richard of Fayette, Rachel Molleur and fiancé Eric Barrett of Westbrook, Patricia Gammon and husband Robert, of Belgrade, Jeanne Allaire and husband Michael, of Eustis, Ann-Marie Miller and husband Harry of Hooksett, N.H., Rita Lewandowski and predeceased husband Thomas of Bedford, N.H., their son, Roland and girlfriend Laurie Plante, of Wells. This fun-loving family gave Yvette 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Yvette held many jobs in her work career including the Shoe Shop in Springvale, mending department in Brooks Mills in Sanford, and manager of Sew Right store owned by Irving and Glenda Bloom. Her favorite job was when Ralph transformed the cellar of their family home into a sewing room that housed seven sewing machines, and she was able to give sewing lessons from her home business called Chez Yvette. The laughter that came up the stairs assured us that everyone was having a good time. While she lived in Sanford, Yvette was active with the Daughters of Isabella and the Ladies of St. Anne Sodality.
Yvette’s family wishes to thank the staff of Balsam House for providing her a home to enjoy her last year of independence with new friends and helpful staff. The family would also like to thank the staff of Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation and the staff of Constellation Hospice for the compassionate care they gave her at the end of her life.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30 at Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church, 66 North Avenue in Sanford. Burial will follow at St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. Arrangements are under the direction of the Black Funeral Homes of Sanford-Springvale. To view Yvette’s complete obituary, please visit http://www.BlackFuneralHomes.com
In lieu of flowers, Yvette personally requested that donations be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure at https://www.komen.org/
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