Cole, Marlene Louise Mullihan – 1937-2005

COLE, JONES, KENNEDY, MCDERMOTT, MULLIHAN, STANFEL STRATTON

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 6/20/2025 at 13:45:00

Marlene L. Cole, 67, of Collins, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Ames. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Collins United Methodist Church with the Rev. Barbara K. Mittman officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Collins. A visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Collins United Methodist Church.
Marlene was born Dec. 26, 1937 in Jasper County to parents Marion and Nadine (Jones) Mullihan. She had lived in Collins since 1968. She worked in payroll and personnel for IBM for 27 years in Des Moines. She married Donald Cole Jan. 11, 1974 in Omaha, Neb. She was a member of the Collins City Council.
She is survived by one son, Mike (Missy) McDermott of Mingo, two daughters, Dian (Keith) Stratton of Collins and Dawnell (Darren) Kennedy of Collins, six grandchildren, Hannah, Megan, Mackenzi, Jacob, Georgia and Nash, two brothers, Theodore (Charlene) Mullihan of Collins and Chad Mullihan of Collins, and one sister, Phyllis (Don) Stanfel of Ankeny.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one brother, Max.
Fredregill Funeral Home in Collins is in charge of the arrangements.
Source: Tribune (Ames, IA); Friday, December 9, 2005, page 11, col. 2