Simone Therese Hogue's Obituary
Simone Therese Cote Hogue — June 29, 1045 – May 2, 2016Survived by her husband Stephen, daughter Annette, her brother-in-law Mark Hogue and his wife MaryAnn.Her parents Mary and Auguste Cote proceeded her in death.Simone was born June 29, 1945, in San Francisco at St. Joseph’s hospital, lived the majority of her life in San Francisco and passed away in the home she grew up in.On July 30, 1958, Simone was 13 when she was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses along with over 7,000 others at the Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yankee Stadium, New York. Five years later she graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in the Class of 1963. Twenty four years later her daughter Annette graduated from the same high school.In 1965, Simone met a fiery red head at a 7 day convention of Jehovah’s Witness in Monterey, California. Stephen was sitting one row in front of Simone and when she commented to her mother that she was cold he turned around and asked if she wanted to share his blanket! The rest is history. While Stephen was visiting California from Illinois he spent time with Simone and her family and by the time he was ready to return home he had already asked her to be his wife. They were married December 26, 1965, at the Sunset Kingdom Hall in San Francisco.After their marriage they moved to Bloomington, Illinois where Stephen grew up and stayed there for 8 months before returning to live in San Francisco.In 1969, they were blessed with their daughter Annette who was the light of Simone’s life. Simone was a stay at home mom that cared for many children from the congregation in various ways and was always there when someone needed her. In the late 70’s, Steve and Simone lovingly took care of Keli Cruit off and on for about 2 years while her father battled brain cancer until he passed away in 1980. During this time Keli became like a daughter to Simone. Sadly, Keli preceded Simone in death on September 10, 2010.Simone’s life very much revolved around her daily service to Jehovah. Every Wednesday she went in service with her dear friend Margie Green. For the last few years, when Simone was unable to get out, Margie would lovingly come to the house and they would write letters. Even to the last month of her life she wrote letters endeavoring to have a share in the field service.In December 2015, Simone and Stephen celebrated 50 years of marriage with her dear friends: Dennis and Kay LaChappel, Ken and Margie Green and Mark and Jenifer Pratt. Her passion was hosting dinner parties and making people feel loved and welcome in her home.We would specifically like to thank Margie Green for her daily love and the support she gave Simone until the very final day of her life.
What’s your fondest memory of Simone?
What’s a lesson you learned from Simone?
Share a story where Simone's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Simone you’ll never forget.
How did Simone make you smile?