Obituary for Kathy J.D. Cole (Dearth)
Kathy (Dearth) Cole, age 75, a longtime Lowell resident, formerly of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2020 at Lowell General Hospital.
Born in Lowell, MA on September 1, 1944, to Emory and Gwendolyn (Colbath) Dearth.
She attended Chelmsford high and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Cole of Billerica. Kathy retired from Raytheon in October of 2014 after many years of service and filled her free time with traveling, yard sailing, tending to her shop spaces and spending time with her family and friends. She recently followed her passion and invested in a partnership with others to form Village Consignment in North Chelmsford.
She is survived by her children, Deana Peterson and husband Bob of Westford, Robert Cole of Dracut, Tracy Cole of Chelmsford, and Michael Cole of Port Charlotte FL, four granddaughters; Nicole, Melissa, Rebecca, and Jaylynn, two sisters; Linda Hannon of Randolf VT and Nanci Dearth of Northboro, and multiple cousins, nieces and nephews.
Donations in Kathy’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by visiting http://giftfunds.stjude.org/kathycole.
Born in Lowell, MA on September 1, 1944, to Emory and Gwendolyn (Colbath) Dearth.
She attended Chelmsford high and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Cole of Billerica. Kathy retired from Raytheon in October of 2014 after many years of service and filled her free time with traveling, yard sailing, tending to her shop spaces and spending time with her family and friends. She recently followed her passion and invested in a partnership with others to form Village Consignment in North Chelmsford.
She is survived by her children, Deana Peterson and husband Bob of Westford, Robert Cole of Dracut, Tracy Cole of Chelmsford, and Michael Cole of Port Charlotte FL, four granddaughters; Nicole, Melissa, Rebecca, and Jaylynn, two sisters; Linda Hannon of Randolf VT and Nanci Dearth of Northboro, and multiple cousins, nieces and nephews.
Donations in Kathy’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by visiting http://giftfunds.stjude.org/kathycole.