Dionisa "Nicha" Coates

Dionisa "Nicha" Coates obituary, West Saint Paul, MN

Dionisa "Nicha" Coates

Dionisa Coates Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Klecatsky & Sons Funeral Homes-West Chapel - West Saint Paul on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Loving Mother
and Grandmother
Preceded in death by husband, Curtiss; parents, Joseph and Refugia; and siblings, Joe, Ted and Margaret Corral.
Survived by son, Aaron (Kathleen) Coates; grandson, Jeremy (Summer); granddaughter, Sarah Coates; sister, Jovita Soutor; and many nieces & nephews.
Dionisa worked many years for the US Federal Government, was a long-time Guadalupana at church and was very active in the west-side of St. Paul within the Mexican community.
Special thanks to the caregivers at Woodbury Estates and Lifespark Hospice.
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