Maureen Flanagan Cote

March 18, 1940 - January 11, 2018

Maureen Flanagan Cote, age 77, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at her home in Ennice, NC. She was born March 18, 1940 in Norwalk, CT to the late Edmund S. and Mary Venus Flanagan. Maureen spent her early years in Ridgefield before her family moved to Morgan Point in East Haven where her love for water and sun bloomed. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1958 and completed nursing school earning her L.P.N. from Yale-New Haven School of Nursing. Always a hard worker, Maureen enjoyed her time off as well. She loved to travel, whether that was to Maine for the summer with family, to weekend street rod shows, on cruises or internationally with her girlfriends. Maureen moved to Ennice in 1997 and filled her time by participating in local Red Hat Society groups and a line dancing group as well as her beloved quilting club and E.C.A. groups, making wonderful friends along the way. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, David Cote; her son, Paul Cote (Michele Neubauer)of Prospect CT; her daughters, Karen Cote Dupre (Chris Pepin) of Prospect, CT and Rebecca Cote (Anthony Harbour) of Roanoke, VA; her four grandchildren, Jason, Sarah, Cassandra and Peter Dupre all of Prospect, CT; her three sisters, Winifred Olszewski of Brandford, CT, Kathleen Cash of Del Ray Beach, FL and Elizabeth Thiffault of Groton, CT; numerous nieces and nephews also survive. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. At the request of the family, please no food or flowers at the residence. The family would like to thank everyone for the support and friendship they have provided over the years, making Maureen's twilight years wonderfully full of life and fun. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Cote family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com.