Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cole, Mildred R. 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2011, 5:49 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 13, 2001 Mrs. Mildred R. Cole, 90, of Ionia, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2001, at Heartland Health Care Center in Ionia. Mildred Rose Evans was born Nov. 30, 1910, in White Cloud, the daughter of Guy and Angeline (Haight) Evans. She grew up in White Cloud and graduated from White Cloud High School. Mildred was married March 22, 1935 in Newaygo to Ralph Cole and he preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1993. She retired from General Tire after 25 years. Mildred loved plants, flowers, gardening, animals and yard sales. Mrs. Cole is survived by 3 daughters, Virginia Worthington, of Ionia, Gayla Gladding, of Ionia, and Kathy (Ray) Batchelor, of Saranac; 2 sons, Larry (Collette) Cole, of Fenwick, and Wayne (Kitty) Cole of Ionia; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild; one sister- in-law, Frances Evans of White Cloud and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents and husband, Ralph, by one daughter Kathryn Joy; one baby grandson and one brother, Bob Evans. Private family services will be held for Mildred R. Cole at Myers Memorial Chapel, Ionia, with Pastor Kenneth Harger of Shiloh Community Church officiating. Interment will be in Balcom Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/cole16453nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb