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Eva Mae Coats

Eva Mae Coats, age 89, formerly of Omro, died Wednesday evening, October 5, 2011, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born May 1, 1922, in the Town of Rushford, to the late Arthur and Mabel (Flanigan) Carpenter. Eva Mae was always proud of her Irish heritage. On August 19, 1939, Eva Mae married Elwin Coats in Oshkosh and they made their home and farmed in the Town of Rushford. In 1993, Eva Mae and Elwin moved Marshfield due to Elwin's ill health. Elwin, Sr. preceded Eva Mae in death on February 20, 1998. Through the years she worked various jobs and had been employed with Sayler Surveying in Winneconne, and retired from the Colonial Cheese House and Gifts in Omro.
Eva Mae had a love of family and is survived by her four children, Elwin, Jr. (Carole) Coats, of Neenah; Shirley (Richard) Kubalek, of Appleton; David Coats, of Appleton; Pamela (Jeffrey) Gehrke, of Oshkosh; fifteen grandchildren, Elissa (Mark) Schlack, Ronald Berry, Jr., Elizabeth (Bryan) Stephans, Patrick Berry, Eric (Jessica) Kubalek, Charles Berry, Beth Kubalek, Elena (Joshua) DelFosse, Julie Berry, Andrew Gehrke, Sean Coats, Mathew Gehrke, Laura Gehrke, Justin Coats and Ethan Coats; several great-grandchildren; one brother, Merle "Bud" Carpenter; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Dorothy Coats, Beverly Coats, Marion Oleson, Ruth and Dan McDonald, and Ralph Spanbauer; and many nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents and husband, Eva Mae was also preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Berry; and three brothers and five sisters, Melvin, Arthur, and George Carpenter, Edith Holverson, Dorothy Schmidt, Irene Haedt, Neita Faye Spanbauer, and Shirley Carpenter.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, October 10, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. at Mueller Funeral Home, Winneconne, with Pastor Randy King officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Cemetery. A Visitation for family and friends will be on Monday at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.

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