Helen Mae "Dolly" Cole, 79, died Feb. 24, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital.
She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Red Wing, the daughter of Adolph and Matilda Maul-er Kahler. She attended St. Teresa's Catholic Scho-ol. A resident of Hutchinson since 1985, moving from Denver, she was a silk finisher at Jimmy Hayes Cleaners, Hutchinson, and moved to Denver in 1960, where she worked for Colorado Lace as a silk finisher.
She was raised in St. Teresa's Catholic Church.
On Oct. 25, 1949, she married Bruce G. Cole in St. Joseph, Mo. He survives.
Other survivors include: three sisters, Alta Prevo and her husband, Clyde, Christina Parks, and Cecilia "Pat" Cole, all of Hutchinson; and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Martha; and a sister, Gertrude Shipley.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, with Father Stuart M. Smeltzer presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.