Mrs. Michelle R. Cote

Devoted to Her Family and Her Faith

COLCHESTER – It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that the family of Michelle Renee (Larrivee) Cote, age 55, of Colchester, formerly of Wolcott and Waterbury, share news of her tragic passing on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Michelle was born on September 3, 1969, in Waterbury, CT a daughter of Hubert Robert and Barbara Jo (D’Amato) Larrivee. She attended Holy Cross High School. She worked as a unit clerk at St Mary’s Hospital and went on to work for many years as a diligent records specialist for the State of Connecticut, Department of Corrections, most recently at Cheshire Correctional. Michelle loved baking, cooking, and sharing her culinary creations with family and friends. Her skills extended to crafting, gardening, quilting, and crocheting, where she poured her heart into handmade gifts that warmed the hearts of those around her. Her faith was her salvation. She was a devoted parishioner of Central Baptist Church in Southington where she was their organist. Michelle truly enjoyed providing for others, and on every Monday evening she cooked dinner for the students at New England Baptist College. Michelle always found the positive in life, despite great hardship. She loved people, and even in the face of her life’s challenges, she always strived to be happy. She was a woman of great love, kindness, and strength. Her family was her most precious possession and time spent with any of them, especially her granddaughter, brought her great joy. May she find final peace, love and eternal rest in the gracious arms of our Lord.

Michelle’s memory will be honored and cherished by her children Jessica Cote of Plantsville, Melissa Cote and her fiancé Ronald Saade of Waterbury, the late David T. Cote Jr. and his wife Kate (LaMadeleine) Cote of Colchester, her beloved granddaughter Emiliyah Cote, her sisters Cheryl (Larrivee) Elkins and her husband Michael of Framingham, MA, Adrienne (Larrivee) Porter of Holliston, MA, along with her beloved nieces and nephews, extended family, and friends.

Funeral Services for Michelle will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Central Baptist Church, 1505 West Street, Southington, CT 06489. All those attending are kindly asked to meet directly at the Church. Burial will be held privately at the convenience of her family. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects and visit with Michelle’s family on Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Casey’s Eastside Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 1987 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06705. To honor Michelle and in lieu of flowers, donations to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ccadv/) in her memory would be greatly appreciated by her family. Loving kindness is always welcome, and it only takes a moment to offer a message of condolence and share a memory or words of comfort with the family and friends of someone who was important to you. Please do that on the funeral home tribute page at www.caseyfunerals.com