Coty Curtis Vickerman, age 29, of Mabel, Minn., died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 near Hesper, Iowa from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Coty was born July 21, 1987 in Decorah, Iowa to Lori Vickerman and Albert Monson. In 2005 he graduated from the Spring Grove High School and then from the HVAC program at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wis. He had been working for XeTeX in La Crosse for the past six years. He had good work ethics and took pride in his work.
Coty enjoyed working out, riding his motorcycles, a good cup of coffee, learning about World War II, playing board games, and fishing, but his greatest joy was his daughter, Ashlyn. He wanted to be “the best dad that he could be” and enjoyed going on little adventures with Ashlyn and going to her activities.
Coty is survived by his daughter, Ashlyn Vickerman; mother Lori Vickerman of Dallas, Tex.; step-mother Suk Monson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brother Andrew Monson of Colorado Springs, sister Rebecca Monson of Colorado Springs, maternal grandparents Curtis and Lisa Vickerman of Mabel and Connie and Mike Wooldrick of Mabel; paternal grandfather Mark Monson of Spring Grove, aunts and uncles Cory Vickerman of Mabel, Lyn Vickerman of Mabel, Lillian Hundorf of Mabel, Adel Hundorf of Rochester, Nancy (Alan) Thomas of Rochester, Sue (Leon) Spinden of Spring Grove, Wayne Monson of Spring Grove, Tom Monson of Spring Grove, and Danny Monson of Spring Grove; God-parents Rollis and Bev Williams and many aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends. He was preceded in death by his father; paternal grandmother Carlene Monson, and paternal grandfather Andrew Sylling.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Monday, September 5, 2016 at the Mabel First Lutheran Church in Mabel, with the Rev. Elliott Malm officiating. Burial took place in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Grove. Visitation was from 4 – 7 p.m. Sunday, September 4 at the Mabel First Lutheran Church and one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements were entrusted to the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel.