Marie Ann Cole

Mrs. Marie Ann Artinger Cole, 89, of Frederick, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of William R. "Robby" Cole, Sr. They were married in November of 1947 and had just celebrated 64 years together. Marie was born on November 27, 1922 in Kemeten, Austria and was a daughter of the late Karl and Elizabeth Schuller Artinger. At the age of seven she arrived at Ellis Island to join her family living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker for most of her life and her greatest calling in life was caring for her family. She loved celebrating birthdays, picnics, family gaitherings, and she and her husband enjoyed traveling. At one time she was an avid bowler. Her kindness and dedication to family, friends and strangers was a testament to whom she was. She made the world a better place and will be greatly missed by all. Surviving in addition to her husband are four children, Bill Cole and wife Patty, Diane Cole, Paul Cole and David Cole and wife Gwyn, 10 grandchildren, Jared Cole and wife Megan, Todd Cole, Paul Cole, Jr.,Bradley Cole, Justin Cole, Maria Cole, Benjamin Cole, Jessica Cole, Sarah Cole and Matthew Cole, and one great granddaughhter, Emily, one sister, Betty Langman and one brother, Walter Artinger and wife Elaine. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Cole and a sister, Margie Wilson. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, Frederick. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, December 15, 2011, in the Etchison Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Rev. John L. Manley, will officiate. Interment will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in her memory to a charity of ones choice. Onlinecondolences may be shared at www.keeneybasford.com.