GLADYS COLE

1926 - 2010

Gladys Edith Cole, beloved wife of Ron Cole, passed away in Taber on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the age of 84 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet with the family at the Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Monday, June 14, 2010 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
The Funeral Service will be held at the Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Sandra Riddell officiating. A private family burial will take place in the Taber Memorial Garden.
Besides her loving husband Ron, she is survived by her children Eunice (Darriel) Gatz of Stavely and their children Jeffrey of Stavely, Kimberley (Andrew) Walker of Grande Prairie (their daughter Chloe); Sheila (Howard) Ashton of Calgary and their children Stacey (Trent) Shefsky of Kelowna (their children Tegin and Payton), Scott of Vancouver Island, Jennifer (Khang) Lam of Chestermere (their son Maddox); Ian (Denise) Cole of Taber and their children Kelly (Cory Briscoe) and Kevin all of Taber.
Gladys was born in Edmonton on January 1, 1926 to John and Grace Handby. She was raised on a farm at Fleet, Alberta. Gladys worked as a telephone operator in Coronation where she met her future husband Ronald Cole. They were married on February 15, 1947 in Camrose. Ron worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and over the years they have resided in twenty three different places. Gladys worked as a bookkeeper in Grassy Lake. Following a move to Burdett she worked for a drugstore in Bow Island. They eventually moved to Taber where Gladys worked the majority of her working years at the Co-op, now the Taber Home and Farm Centre. She retired from there at the age of eighty one. In December of 2009 she was diagnosed with cancer. As a result Gladys and Ron moved into the Clearview Lodge in February of 2010. The joys in her life included her two puppies, crocheting, gardening and painting her house. Gladys was blessed with two new great grandchildren, Chloe born January 23, 2010 and Maddox born June 5, 2010. Moms favorite color was blue as many could see in her house where she painted her bathroom, including the door, all blue. She was famous for her cabbage rolls, banana bread and apple pie. Nobody could make a pie crust as thin as hers. She will be lovingly remembered by her family and friends.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Gladys’ name may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 317 - 10 Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 2M7.