Joanne Lavon Cole

JoAnne Cole
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JoAnne LaVon Boyack Cole, age 77, of North Ogden returned to her Heavenly Father surrounded by her loved ones on November 15, 2015 due to effects of Alzheimer's. She was born January 21, 1938 in Arco Idaho. She was the oldest daughter of Velma L. Hanni and Rex F. Boyack.

JoAnne was raised in Moore, Pocatello and then Mink Creek, Idaho where she lived with her aunt Norma and uncle Freemont Jensen on their dairy farm. She loved roaming the hills of Mink Creek with her sister, Sherry and cousin, Wayne. They rode horses to school and helped milk cows. When she was 16 years old her family moved to Ogden, UT where she graduated from Ogden High. She was a member of the LDS Church.

JoAnne met her sweetheart, Merlin Cole and they were married June 11, 1955; they celebrated their 60th anniversary this year. They made their home in No. Ogden where they raised their three girls, Annette, Julie and Sherry.

In 1966 she went to work at Cutter Lab in their Solution Department as a lead operator, where she worked for many years. In 1990 she went to work at CMA where she drove all over Northern Utah monitoring people who were licensed to tend children in their homes. She loved this job very much.

JoAnne loved to go camping, boating, cross country skiing and traveling with her family. She enjoyed sewing clothes for her girl's, growing a big garden and canning. She loved riding horses, hiking with her husband Merlin and their friends, and also loved to knit. Over the years she has made many western sweaters for family and friends.

JoAnne was always a people person. She loved all people and she had great affection for others. She also cared a lot for animals.

JoAnne is survived by her husband, Merlin Cole; daughters, Annette Smith of Wellsville, Julie Cole of Roy, Sherry (Mike) Jones of No. Ogden; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Sherry Vanderwood of Hooper and her brother Kerry Peterson of Roy. She was preceded in death by her parents; Rex and Ruby Boyack; Velma and Golden Peterson; her brother Marty Peterson and a son-in-law, Robert Smith.

Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. with a viewing prior from 12:30 to 1:40 PM. Interment in the Ben Lomond Cemetery.

Special thanks to the staff at Country Pines and Bristol Hospice for their loving care.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
November 20, 2015
12:30 PM - 1:40 PM
ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden
1875 Monroe Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84401
November 20, 2015
2:00 PM
CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery
526 East 2850 No
North Ogden, UT 84414
November 20, 2015