Ida Cole

Ida Mae Cole, age 89, a long time resident of the Holland/Zeeland area, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Heritage Nursing Home in Zeeland following a lengthy illness. She was born October 8, 1918, in Millbrook Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, to Richard and Daisy Fountain. On December 2, 1939, she married Roger Foster Cole. They made their home in Lansing, Michigan until they moved their family to Holland in 1957.

Ida was a member of Immanuel Church where she served for a number of years on the Missionary Committee, as a Sunday school teacher, and as a leader and treasurer for the Pioneer Girls program. For several years, Mrs. Cole held Good New Clubs meetings in her home during the summer months for the children in her neighborhood, as well as hosting a Bible Study group for women. Ida will be remembered by many as a woman of prayer who deeply loved Jesus and shared His love with anyone willing to listen.

Ida is survived by three daughters and one son, Nancy Snyder of Holland, MI, Ruth Ropte of Humboldt, IA, Gayle & Eric Johnson of Nashville, TN, and Ken & Victoria Cole currently living in Kuwait. She is also survived by two sisters and one brother, Virginia Hutson of Blanchard, MI, Betty May of Folsom, CA, and Arnold (Ike) Fountain of Welston, OH.

Ida leaves behind 15 grandchildren, Christy & John McGeehan, Cheryl & Paul Saxton, Bryan Snyder, Wesley Snyder, Katy & Jake Woodbury; David Ropte, Dan & Sarah Ropte, Amy & Mark Johnson, Joshua Ropte, Amanda Ropte and fiancee Michael, Jason Ropte, Ben, Rachel & Asher Johnson, and Jordan Cole; 11 great-grandchildren, Travis, Graham, Maggie & Branch McGeehan; Curt, Greg, Kellie & Sarah Saxton; Jacob & Hannah Ropte, and baby Woodbury due in April; sisters & brother in-law, and several nieces and nephews.

Ida is preceded in death by her husband, Roger Foster Cole in 1997; a son, Douglas Leroy in 1943; a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth in 1960; a son-in-law, Lance Ropte in 2007; her parents, Richard Fountain in 1947 and Daisy Fountain in 1984; two sisters, Marie Stephenson in 1980, and Rose French in 1992; and three brothers, George Fountain in 1939, James Fountain in 1959, and Harold Fountain in 1964.

Services for Mrs. Cole will be Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Church, 97 West 22nd Street in Holland, with Rev. Robert Terpstra officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery. Visitation with her family will be Thursday, February 28 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Notier-Ver Lee-Langeland Funeral Home, 315 East 16th Street in Holland. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church Missionary or Expansion funds or toHospice of Holland.