Donald Raymond Coatney
Marriages
Marilyn Fox
1st Marriage
Ruth Farrar Dolan - 1989
2nd Marriage
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 10C - January 22, 2023
Donald Raymond Coatney
passed away peacefully at
his home in Grand Junction,
Colorado surrounded by his
loved ones on December 10,
2022. Don was born to Archie Coatney and Nancy Heizer
Coatney in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Don spent much of his time actively involved in the
community he loved through Ski Patrol and Lions Club.
Those who knew Don, knew him to be full of life and an
outdoors man. He was also a man of uncompromising
character who created a life of kindness, love, laughter,
and family.
Don was always up for an intelligent conversation
with anyone. Don served our nation honorably in the
Navy at the end of the Korean War. He worked at
Livermore Labs and Atomic Energy Commission with
their nuclear programs. Don also worked for the Federal
Aviation Association until retirement 32 years later.
Don’s greatest accomplishment was his family. From
Don’s first marriage to Marilyn Fox he had three sons,
Thomas, Steven and Kenneth Coatney. After his first
marriage ended, he later met Ruth Farrar Dolan in 1985,
whom he then married in 1989. They were together for
36 years.
Don left everything better than how he found it - never
shying away from hard work. Don enjoyed his Porsche
and was an active member of the Rocky Mountain
Region Porsche Club of America and morning coffee
with Porsche Club guys. He loved snow skiing, water
skiing and windsurfing at Lake Powell, mountain and
road biking, hiking, fishing and hunting. Additionally,
he held a brown belt in Judo.
Don and Ruth loved to travel to other countries and
experience new cultures. They enjoyed many such
trips together. Don is survived by his wife, Ruth, his
3 sons, Tom (Diana), Steve and Ken (Colleen); his two
step children, Patricia Dolan and LaVelle (Jayelle)
Dolan; and his first wife Marilyn Fox Coatney. He will
be missed by his 13 grandchildren, Ryan (KaraLee),
Erik, Elizabeth, Spencer (Kimberly) Rachel, Ian and
Erin (Axel) Coatney, Cody (Racheal) Dolan, Benaiah,
Judah and Azariah; 13 great grandchildren, MaeLee,
LilyAnna, James, EveLyn, Samuel, Olivia, Andrew
(and a baby on the way), Duston, Tylee, Tyson, Remi
and Finley. Both of Don’s parents and his one brother
Richard Coatney preceded him in death.
Memorial Services for Don will be held at Fellowship
Church on February 18, 2023 at 10:00 am. There will
also be a ceremony of Military Honors at The Veterans
Memorial Cemetery on February 17, 2023 at 3:00 pm
for any who wish to attend. In lieu of flowers, please
donate to Hope West, Marillac Clinic or a charity of
your choice.
