Paul Henri COTY

COTY, WILHELM, FARLEY, BURRELL, KIPPER, BOWERS, FERLEMAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/24/2012 at 01:28:17

Globe Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
Monday, January 24, 2000

PAUL H. COTY

CEDAR RAPIDS - Paul H. COTY, 90, a former Mason City resident, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at the Willow Gardens Care Center in Cedar Rapids.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Paul COTY III officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation was held Thursday at the Fullerton Funeral Home and continue from 9 a.m. until time of services today.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to direct memorials to the Paul COTY Memorial Fund.

Paul was born Nov. 23, 1909, the son of Paul and Margaret (WILHELM) COTY in Cleveland, Ohio. He was united in marriage to Spizie FARLEY on June 21, 1937, in East Moline, Ill. Paul was an auto detailer for many years at Sedars Motor Company before moving to the Twin Cities.

Paul was an avid reader of history. He was also an enthusiastic major league baseball fan who enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins or the St. Louis Cardinals play.

Those thankful for having shared in Paul's life include his wife, Spizie of Iowa City; five daughters, Beverly BURRELL and her husband, James, of Cedar Rapids, Pauletta KIPPER of Iowa City, Dianna BOWERS and her husband, Willie, of Iowa City, Andrea COTY, of Omaha, Neb and Carolyn COTY, of Mason City; six sons, Paul H. COTY Jr. and his wife, Fran, of Baltimore, Md., Dwight COTY, of Spokane, Wash., Ralph Coty, of Iowa City, Michael COTY and his friend, Pat FERLEMAN, of Mason City, Joseph COTY and his wife, Sharon, of Chicago, Ill. and Pierre COTY, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Mr. COTY was preceded in death by his parents; and one daughter, Pauline COTY.

Fullerton Funeral Home, (515) 423-8676.

SOURCE: funeralhomemasoncity.com/sitemaker/sites/HoganB1/obit.cgi?user=368256Gaubatz

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2012