Passed peacefully away with his family by his side at Carbonear General Hospital on Monday, April 7, 2025, Joseph 'Joe' Coates of Turks Cove, age 71 years.

Predeceased by parents; Claude and Jean; twin brother: Ralph; first wife: Loretta.

Leaving to mourn, loving wife of 41 years, Linda; daughters: Joe-ann (Jason) and Debbie (Max); sons: Llewellyn (Bobbi-Jean), Jason, Eddie (Cindy) and Steven (Carmen); step-daughter: Karen (Lar); grandchildren: Liam, Jenesta, Jerrica, Christian, Morgan, Hailey, Skyler, Abigail, Madison, Theo, Chelsea, Dylan, Jenna, Jamie, Andrew and Trevor; great-grandchildren; Cole, Layla, Kailee, Hunter, Hailee, Wyatt, Damian and Raina; brothers; John (Ada), Elwood (Maisie) and Len (Mary); sisters: Sadie (Robert), Margaret (Bob) and Emily (Eric); aunt: Annie Batton; also a large number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends.

Visitation at Green's Funeral Home, main Highway, Winterton on Thursday, April 10 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, April 11 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Funeral service to take place on Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. from Lower Trinity Salvation Army Corps, Winterton.

Interment in the Salvation Army Cemetery, Winterton.

In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations in his memory may be made to Salvation Army Citadel Lower Trinity Bay Corps, P.O Box 29, Hant's Harbour, NL, A0B 1Y0.