Marguerite Cole

Florence Marguerite Cole passed away at her family home in Bayview surrounded by her loving family on Sunday April 24th. at 93 years of age. Born in Cavendish, August 23, 1922, daughter of the late Edward and Florrie (Henry) Graham. Wife of the late Oliver Cole. Mother of Audrey Envik (Lorne Burgoyne), Calgary; Heather (Keith) Bagnall, Fredericton, NB and Grafton (Judi) Cole, Calgary. Grandmother of Vance (Kelsey) Envik, Chad (Kara) Envik, Blake Bagnall and Kara (Dave) Flight, Melanie (Clifton) Harding, Christine Cole, Susan MacDonald (Christine) and Steven MacDonald (Hannah). Great grandmother of Akaysha and Owen Envik, Kayla and Avery Flight, Sam, Grace, Luca, and Liam Harding, McKenzie and Haley Cole and Nathan and Jaxson MacDonald. Sister of Alley (Helen) Graham, Niagara Falls and Gordon (Verden) Graham, Summerside. Predeceased by her daughter Bethany Margaret in infancy and brother Allison Graham. 

Marguerite lived for 72 years on the family farm in Bayview where she worked side by side with her husband, always grew a vegetable garden and maintained a lovely large flower garden. In whatever spare time she had after caring for her three children she loved to do all types of needlework and crafts including knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, cross stitch and quilting. Marguerite had an entrepreneur spirit and started hosting tourists in 1968 at which she was very successful. She was active in the Cavendish community her whole life being a member of the Cavendish United Church, UCW, Institute and supporting other community events with her time and baking until she was 92. She was a kind, caring hardworking mother and in later years she enjoyed the laughter and company of all her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. She also liked to travel and spent many winters with her family in Calgary and Fredericton before returning home to Bayview for the summer months. She was the heart and soul of our family home and will be sadly missed by all.

Resting at the Davison Funeral Home Kensington for visitation on Tuesday, April 26th from 4-7 p.m. Funeral Wednesday, April 27th in the Davison Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. A private family interment will take place later in the Cavendish Cemetery. If so desired contributions may be made to the Cavendish United Church.

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