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Anna S. Cole 1934-2025

Anna S. Cole, age 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Shippensburg, PA.

Anna S. Cole
Anna S. Cole

Anna was born on November 5, 1934, in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of the late Josef and Theresa Heider Meier.

Anna married the late Joseph R. “Joe” Cole (deceased on November 29, 2000) on July 14, 1962.

She worked as a seamstress.

Anna is survived by three children, Daniel Cole, Gene Heider and Doris Heider-Danzer, nine grandchildren, Kiersten Cole, Salina Kump, Kyle Cole, Zach Cole, Benjamin Jackson, Samuel Jackson, Martin Heider, Andrea Carranza and Michelle Solleder; and 10 great grandchildren. Anna is also survived by two siblings, Jutta Reil and Serena Hackle.

In addition to her parents, Anna is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph R. “Joe” Cole, a daughter, Christine Baughman and a brother, Norbert Meier.

A graveside service will be held at Parklawns Memorial Gardens in Chambersburg, PA on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

The family has entrusted Anna’s care to Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home in McConnellsburg, PA.

Online condolences may be expressed at the funeral home’s website.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Anna, please visit the floral store.


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