Donald "Donnie" Cole
September 17, 1934 — September 3, 2019
Donald (Donnie) Cole, 84, of Marion, Iowa, entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, surrounded by the love of family and friends, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. A parish vigil service and rosary will be held at 3:30 p.m. lead by Deacon Jeff Volker followed by a visitation from 4 - 7 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, with Father David O’Connor and Father Doug Loecke as co-celebrants. An additional visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church. Burial will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Manchester, Iowa.
Donnie was born September 17, 1934, in a farmhouse near Manchester, Iowa, the son of Donald and Lucille (Klaren) Cole and graduated from West Delaware High School. After meeting the love of his life, Mary Agnes Loecke, they were united in marriage on September 24, 1956, Ryan, Iowa. They would have celebrated 63 years of marriage this year. In 1958, they welcomed their first daughter, Ann, in 1960, Jolene, and in 1965, Stephanie. Donnie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. He enjoyed a long career at Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, retiring after 42 years. The kindness Donnie showed to his family was also extended to other family members, friends, and coworkers.
Donnie will be deeply missed by his wife, Mary; Ann’s husband, Jeff Conner, and their son Matt; daughters, Jolene Cole and Stephanie Frazee, and her children, Hannah, Carson, and Cole.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Lucille Cole; daughter, Ann Conner; Mary’s parents, Bernard and Lucina Loecke; brother-in-law, Donnie Fandel, and sister-in-law, Arlene Loecke.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids and to those at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha who cared for Donnie.
Memorials in Donnie’s memory may be directed to the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy at 315 18th Avenue in Hiawatha, Iowa, 52233.
Donnie was born September 17, 1934, in a farmhouse near Manchester, Iowa, the son of Donald and Lucille (Klaren) Cole and graduated from West Delaware High School. After meeting the love of his life, Mary Agnes Loecke, they were united in marriage on September 24, 1956, Ryan, Iowa. They would have celebrated 63 years of marriage this year. In 1958, they welcomed their first daughter, Ann, in 1960, Jolene, and in 1965, Stephanie. Donnie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. He enjoyed a long career at Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, retiring after 42 years. The kindness Donnie showed to his family was also extended to other family members, friends, and coworkers.
Donnie will be deeply missed by his wife, Mary; Ann’s husband, Jeff Conner, and their son Matt; daughters, Jolene Cole and Stephanie Frazee, and her children, Hannah, Carson, and Cole.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Lucille Cole; daughter, Ann Conner; Mary’s parents, Bernard and Lucina Loecke; brother-in-law, Donnie Fandel, and sister-in-law, Arlene Loecke.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids and to those at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha who cared for Donnie.
Memorials in Donnie’s memory may be directed to the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy at 315 18th Avenue in Hiawatha, Iowa, 52233.
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