After graduating from Wichita West High School in 1964, she went on to study Home Economics and Music at Friends University. After graduation, Coeta taught Home Economics at Circle High in Towanda, Kansas for 5 years.
While at Friends University, Coeta met Joab Barbosa and the couple were married on July 19, 1968, in Wichita, Kansas, where they raised three children, Heather, Andrea, and Anthony, sharing 54 years of life together. Coeta was a dedicated homemaker and mother, caring for her family, always a source of support, and actively raising her family in the Church. She enjoyed sewing and other crafts, music, and was a lover of animals, particularly cats.
Coeta was preceded in death by both her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Joab Barbosa, daughters Heather (Chad) Ennis, Andrea (Brian) Orth, and Anthony (Kyra) Barbosa. Her brother Chuck (Ann) Harrison. Her six grandchildren, Brayden Orth, Evea Ennis, Allyson Orth, Eden Ennis, Leo Barbosa, and Luca Barbosa, three nephews, two nieces, and five great nephews.
Visitation for Coeta will be held Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Resthaven Mortuary, 11800 West Highway 54, Wichita, KS 67209. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM with a graveside service after.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ResthavenMortuary-Cemetary.com for the Barbosa family.
