Anne moved to The Netherlands with her family when she was a preteen. They lived in The Netherlands during Nazi occupation and Anne became a involved with the Dutch Underground as a courier.
Anne followed her passion and moved to the United States in 1950 and eventually met Charles E. Coffey at her place of employment, Texas Gas Corporation, located in Owensboro, KY. On October 1, 1954 they married. He began work in the International division of Union Carbide and moved his young family to a new, overseas location every two years for almost 15 years, until his untimely death in 1968. Anne and her children then moved to Houston, TX where she raised her children as a single parent.
With most of her children grown, Anne settled down in The Woodlands, TX. She lived there for almost 40 years working as a substitute teacher and tutor.
Anne, a strong, independent woman, loved to travel and loved animals. When she couldn't live in The Woodlands anymore, she moved to Denver, CO and enjoyed going to festivals, botanical gardens, the zoo, eating out and rooting for the Denver Broncos.
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Anne was an amazing woman and she will be missed.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 2:00 pm with Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home in The Woodlands, TX.