Smith Funeral Home, West Middlesex

Mary Louise Hendrickson Cole, 85, of West Middlesex, Pa., passed away Feb. 5, due to complications related to Parkinson's Disease. She chose to donate her body for medical research, including the disease she bravely battled for nearly seven years. Mrs. Cole was born Aug. 14, 1935 in West Middlesex, a daughter of Henrich Arvid and Vernie Kelley Hendrickson. She was salutatorian of her graduating class at WM High School. Mary Lou married Woodrow (Woody) H. Cole Jr. on June 15, 1956. Mary Lou worked more than 30 years as a secretary in the West Middlesex schools where she mentored generations of students. After retirement, the Coles moved to The Villages in Florida before returning to...