Beverly Cole

She was born on October 12, 1934, in Detroit to Joseph and Crescence (Hartman) Lokar. She graduated from St. Theresa High School.

On September 29, 1956, Beverly was united in marriage to George “Bud” Cole in Detroit.

Beverly loved spending time with her children and she adored her grandchildren. She enjoyed everything outdoors especially spending time in her flower gardens, going for walks, and had a deep appreciation of the beauty and history of the Keweenaw. She also had a keen sense of interior design and was a master seamstress. In her younger years, Beverly figured skated for the Detroit Skating Club and performed at Michigan Tech.

Beverly was a steadfast and devoted Catholic, she attended and was a member of St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Houghton.

Beverly’s parents and ancestors arrived in the Keweenaw in the 1860’s and lived in Laurium, Calumet, and Eagle River.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Crescence Lokar; her brother, Gerald Lokar; her husband, George “Bud”, and her sister-in-law, Madeline Lokar.

She is survived by her daughter, Jan Cole of Houghton; her sons, Robert “Bob” (Pat) Cole of Libertyville, Illinois, Jerry (Patty) Cole of Algonquin, Illinois, John Cole of Barrington, New Hampshire, Bud (Rie) Cole of Tokyo, Japan and Eagle River; her grandchildren, Emily, Jonathan and Grace Cole.; her brothers, Robert Lokar of Dearborn Heights, Paul (Mary) Lokar of Kalamazoo and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A graveside service will take place on Wednesday November 10, 2021, at 11 a.m. in the Evergreen Cemetery in Eagle River with Father John Martignon to officiate.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Keweenaw County Historical Society keweenawhistory.org/contact-us

The Cole family would like give special thanks to the amazing nurses and staff at Woodland Haven at Canal View who provided exceptional and truly personal care to their mother.