Anna Victoria Cole, age 93, of Nova, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Hospice of North Central Ohio, Ashland. She was born June 1, 1920, in Fremont, Ohio, daughter of the late Louis and Victoria (Zienta) Kott. She then lived in Wyandotte, Michigan until moving to Nova in 1942. Anna was a member of the Sullivan Congregational Church since 1945, the Sullivan OES #499 for over 50 years, where she had been a past Matron in 1968.
She is survived by her children, Ruth (Dale) Wells of Nankin, Bonnie Jean (Kenny) Pauly of Washington Court House, Ohio; son in law, Larry Swineford of Ashland; 6 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren; her sisters, Irene Swiecki of Wyandotte, Michigan and Elizabeth Pereli of Greenville, S.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Cole in 2008 and her daughter, Carol Swineford in 2013
Friends may call from 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Eastman Funeral Home, 200 West Main St., New London. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Sullivan Congregational Church, 503 US Highway 224, Sullivan with Pastor Robert Gault officiating. Burial will follow at the Sullivan Southview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Sullivan Congregational Church, 503 US Highway 224, Sullivan, Ohio 44880 or to Hospice of North Central Ohio, Inc., 1050 Dauch Dr., Ashland, Ohio 44805.