3/8/2023 12:41:00 PM Celebration of Life for Justin Coates March 25 in Spencer, Iowa
Justin Avery Coates, 51, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away Feb. 21, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of his life will be held March 25, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Spencer Family Church, 902 5th St SW in Spencer, IA 51301. Justin Avery Coates was born to Rebecca (Stroud) Coates and Robert Coates at the Madison Community Hospital in Madison South Dakota on Dec. 6, 1971. After leaving Madison, he spent his adult life in Rochester and Spencer. Justin attended RCTC College and was a self- taught, freelance IT computer and network engineer. He was employed at Mayo Clinic, Miracle Computers and owned and operated a computer business while living in Rochester, He continued this line of employment while living in Spencer. Justin had a strong Christian faith, and loved spending time with family. His intelligence often utterly amazed all who knew him. He is survived by his mother, Rebecca Stroud-Coates (Kevin Dana) of Stewartville; his father, Robert Coates of Rochester; his sister, Lenore Coates-Irving of Eagan; his brother, Nikolay Coates (Jillian Kuehn-Coates) of Rochester; his two daughters, Tyler Coates (Terry Morfitt) and Alacia Coates-Olson (Gregory Olson); one grandson, Easton Avery Olson of Spencer; and six nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal grand parents, paternal grandfather and paternal grandmother. Cards and memorials may be sent to the family at 1101 Sunrise Ct NE, Stewartville, MN 55976. Flowers may be sent to the church the morning of the service.
