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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Coiner, Sandra Kay
Funeral services for Sandra Kay Coiner, 68, of Yuma, Ariz., who died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the United Methodist Church, Tipton, with the Rev. Tom Zeleney officiating. Burial will follow in Tipton Masonic Cemetery, Tipton. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton.
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A memorial has been established in her memory.
Sandra Kay Albaugh Coiner, daughter of Robert Carl and Florence Louise Nagel Albaugh, was born Nov. 21, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was a 1961 graduate of Tipton High School and Cosmetology School in 1962. Sandra was united in marriage to William Henry Coiner on June 10, 1962, at the United Methodist Church in Tipton. They lived in and around the Muscatine area for 43 years before retiring to Yuma, Ariz. She was a devoted homemaker. Sandra enjoyed crafts which led to the beginning of a craft show business. She and Bill later traveled selling homemade ice cream at various state fairs.
Sandra is survived by her husband, Bill Coiner of Yuma, Ariz.; daughters, Kimberly (Michael) Pestle of Wilton, Michaela (Tim) Meyer of Swisher; son, Mike (Julie) Coiner of Davenport; six grandchildren, Aaron (Angie) Pestle, Dane Pestle, Kyle Pestle, P.J. Engle, Lexi Coiner and Jacob Coiner; two great-grandchildren, Casiano Bravo and Damian Pestle; and sister, Kathleen (Norman Stepleton) Potter of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother-in-law, Gene Potter.
Published in The Gazette Nov. 16, 2011.