DEATH NOTICE: ROFFA member / former Captain Al Cotie passed away on Tuesday.

ROFFA
Dec 11, 2025
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Updated: Dec 27, 2025

Born: March 8, 1935

Joined OFD: December 2, 1957

Retired: March 31, 1995

Deceased: December 9, 2025

Surrounded by family at The Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at the age of 90 years.

Allen was a proud retired Ottawa Firefighter who had wisdom for all that knew him. He was a thoughtful and caring man that dedicated his life to his family.

Beloved husband of the late Joan (née Matt). Loving and dedicated father of Wendy Cotie and Wanda Cotie.

Cherished grandfather of Jess, Cody, Katie, Madelaine, and Samantha, as well as great-grandfather of Nathaniel, Cameron, Zachary, and Kai.

Predeceased by his parents William Harper Cotie and Jessie (née Campbell) Cotie, and by brothers Kenneth, Donald, Gerald and sister Irene.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Cole Funeral Services at Pinecrest Cemetery, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa, (613) 831-7122 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm with Words of Remembrance at 2pm.

In Memoriam, donations to Canadian Blood Service and the Canadian Cancer Society.