Esther P. Cole
Esther P. Cole, 87, died
Tuesday (Oct. 9, 2007) at Newton Medical Center in Newton. She was born July
13, 1920, in Newton to Jacob C. and Elisabeth (Bergen) Unruh. On Feb. 29, 1949,
she married John G. Cole. He preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1992. She was a
member of First Church of God in Newton. She was a resident of Kansas Christian
Home for almost three years. She greatly enjoyed golfing and was past president
of the Echo Hills Ladies Golf Association and the Wichita Women's Business
Professional Golf Association. She was a retired legal secretary. In her
younger years, she loved to fly airplanes. She looked forward to traveling around
the world with her husband, especially to Rome and Puerto Rico. She loved to
play the organ, sewing, needlepoint and gardening. One of her great joys in
life was her family and friends. She looked forward to family reunions and
especially spending time with her grandkids.
Survivors include a daughter,
Sallyanne and Ron Rowley of Newton; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband; granddaughter, Shawna K. Rowley; sister, Alma Lytle; and
brothers Edward Unruh, Rudy Unruh, Alvin Unruh, Allen Unruh and Walter Unruh.
Visitation will be from 3 to
9 p.m. today with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home
in Newton.
Funeral service will be at 10
a.m. Thursday at First Church of God in Newton with Pastor Brian Curran
officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Memorials may be made to
First Church of God in care of the funeral home.
