COLE, Joan (Chisholm) (Froning) 1932-2005

COLE, CHISHOLM, WEINBERGER, FRONING

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/25/2009 at 13:44:38

Joan Cole

OSAGE, IOWA — Joan (Chisholm) Cole, 72, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and formerly of the Osage area, died Friday (March 4, 2005) at the Unity Hospital in Fridley, Minn., following complications from surgery for cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage.

Visitation will be from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at the church.

Joan was born Dec. 23, 1932, in Osage, the daughter of Daniel and Rose (Weinberger) Chisholm.

She attended schools in Mitchell and graduated from Mitchell High School. She lived in Mason City and Manly before moving to the Coon Rapids area.

Joan was first united in marriage to George Froning and then to Bob Cole, who both preceded her in death.

She had worked at Kurt Manufacturing in Coon Rapids and later made her home with her sister, Kay Sloan, and husband, Del. Joan and Kay both worked for Covenant Home Services, dealing with foster care.

She is survived by three brothers: Leo Chisholm (Elsie) of Osage, Lawrence Chisholm (Shari) of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Daniel Chisholm (Cathy) of Mason City; a brother-in-law, Delbert Sloan, of Coon Rapids, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Inge Chisholm of Severna Park, Md., and Barbara Halladay of Osage; an uncle and aunt, Lawrence and Dolores Weinberger of Osage; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceeded by her parents; two husbands; two infant children, Douglas and Debra Froning; two sisters, Mercedes Bredehoft and Kay Sloan; and two brothers, Robert and James Chisholm.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage is in charge of the arrangements -- (641) 732-3706.

[Globe Gazette]