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Merle C. Cole

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Merle C. Cole

Birth
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Dec 2002 (aged 99)
McKean, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
McLane, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Age 99, son of the late Nathan David and Nellie Smith Cole.

He was part owner of the Cole and Eastman Service Station in McLane for 20 years, retiring in 1967. He previously worked for the Pennsylvania Highway Department and the former J.F. Britton Co. He was a member of the McLane Baptist Church for more than 50 years, serving on various church boards and singing in the men's quartet. He was a past member of the General McLane School Board. He enjoyed Ford Model A automobiles.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice Shearer Cole, whom he married Sept. 4, 1929, and who died on June 6, 1984; his second wife, Nina Ryan Cole, whom he married Nov. 6, 1990, and who died on July 16, 1996; two brothers; and four sisters.

Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Kelly and her husband, Bill, of McKean; two stepchildren, Kathleen Miller and her husband, Ken, and Richard Ryan and his wife, Becky, all of Waterford; two sisters, Mildred Martin of Union City and Charlotte Lewis and her husband, Ralph, of Waterford; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Burial will be at McLane Cemetery.
Age 99, son of the late Nathan David and Nellie Smith Cole.

He was part owner of the Cole and Eastman Service Station in McLane for 20 years, retiring in 1967. He previously worked for the Pennsylvania Highway Department and the former J.F. Britton Co. He was a member of the McLane Baptist Church for more than 50 years, serving on various church boards and singing in the men's quartet. He was a past member of the General McLane School Board. He enjoyed Ford Model A automobiles.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice Shearer Cole, whom he married Sept. 4, 1929, and who died on June 6, 1984; his second wife, Nina Ryan Cole, whom he married Nov. 6, 1990, and who died on July 16, 1996; two brothers; and four sisters.

Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Kelly and her husband, Bill, of McKean; two stepchildren, Kathleen Miller and her husband, Ken, and Richard Ryan and his wife, Becky, all of Waterford; two sisters, Mildred Martin of Union City and Charlotte Lewis and her husband, Ralph, of Waterford; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Burial will be at McLane Cemetery.


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  • Maintained by: Edie
  • Originally Created by: Fred King
  • Added: Dec 17, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7017141/merle_c-cole: accessed ), memorial page for Merle C. Cole (20 Jan 1903–13 Dec 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7017141, citing McLane Cemetery, McLane, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Edie (contributor 46739327).