Obituary for T. Jane Cole
Theresa Jane Cole 12/25/25 - 5/7/22
Jane was born in the early morning hours of Christmas 1925 in Baltimore, MD to Frank and Myrtle Fallon. She grew up in a close knit, multigenerational Irish family.
Jane attended Catholic schools and then trained to be a mechanical draftsperson, work she enjoyed for several years until focusing on raising a family.
She married Neill Cole in 1951, and they spent the next 58 years living in a variety of locations in the Mid-Atlantic and New England, creating lovely homes, always with a view of water.
Jane was a poet and a photographer, with a keen eye and a quick wit. Life will be less colorful without her.
A long life thoughtfully closes with the following:
We’ll Meet Again
All has been told to those who care.
Repeating is like dust in air
Remembering is the tie that binds
We’ll meet again, keep that in mind
We know the grave is not the goal,
Your life has ended, not your soul
Death is not the final parting
Only an interruption
Happens every day
In the course of life’s seduction
TJC 2021.
Jane was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Edward O’Neill Cole.
She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Cole Moshimer, of Kennebunk, ME; and Kate Cole Fallon, and spouse Bern Shanfield, of Portland, ME; her grandchildren, Leith Cole Moshimer, and spouse Charley Zimmerman, of Kennebunk, ME; Carrie Jane Meier, and spouse Edward, of Tuftonboro, NH; Alex Cole Dulac, and partner Krissy Huff, of Westbrook, ME; Rose Fallon Moshimer, and fiancée Dana Elie, of Biddeford, ME; and great-grandchildren, Evelyn Jane and Benjamin Edward. Jane also leaves behind her beloved extended family in Maryland and Virginia.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the wonderful staff at New England Cancer Center in Kennebunk, and the Northern Light/Mercy Cancer Infusion Center in Portland. We also thank the kind and caring staff at Serving Our Seniors in Kennebunk, whose kindness and companionship were invaluable. Services will be private. To honor Jane, we ask that you consider donating the life extending resources of blood or platelets.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to one of Jane’s dearest organizations:
HANDS TOGETHER P O Box 80985. Springfield, MA 01138 https://www.handstogether.org EVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE 463 West Street Biddeford, Maine 04005 https://mustangrescue.org
ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY PO Box 43 West Kennebunk, ME 04094 https://animalwelfaresociety.org
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Jane‘s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk, ME 04043.
Jane was born in the early morning hours of Christmas 1925 in Baltimore, MD to Frank and Myrtle Fallon. She grew up in a close knit, multigenerational Irish family.
Jane attended Catholic schools and then trained to be a mechanical draftsperson, work she enjoyed for several years until focusing on raising a family.
She married Neill Cole in 1951, and they spent the next 58 years living in a variety of locations in the Mid-Atlantic and New England, creating lovely homes, always with a view of water.
Jane was a poet and a photographer, with a keen eye and a quick wit. Life will be less colorful without her.
A long life thoughtfully closes with the following:
We’ll Meet Again
All has been told to those who care.
Repeating is like dust in air
Remembering is the tie that binds
We’ll meet again, keep that in mind
We know the grave is not the goal,
Your life has ended, not your soul
Death is not the final parting
Only an interruption
Happens every day
In the course of life’s seduction
TJC 2021.
Jane was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Edward O’Neill Cole.
She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Cole Moshimer, of Kennebunk, ME; and Kate Cole Fallon, and spouse Bern Shanfield, of Portland, ME; her grandchildren, Leith Cole Moshimer, and spouse Charley Zimmerman, of Kennebunk, ME; Carrie Jane Meier, and spouse Edward, of Tuftonboro, NH; Alex Cole Dulac, and partner Krissy Huff, of Westbrook, ME; Rose Fallon Moshimer, and fiancée Dana Elie, of Biddeford, ME; and great-grandchildren, Evelyn Jane and Benjamin Edward. Jane also leaves behind her beloved extended family in Maryland and Virginia.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the wonderful staff at New England Cancer Center in Kennebunk, and the Northern Light/Mercy Cancer Infusion Center in Portland. We also thank the kind and caring staff at Serving Our Seniors in Kennebunk, whose kindness and companionship were invaluable. Services will be private. To honor Jane, we ask that you consider donating the life extending resources of blood or platelets.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to one of Jane’s dearest organizations:
HANDS TOGETHER P O Box 80985. Springfield, MA 01138 https://www.handstogether.org EVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE 463 West Street Biddeford, Maine 04005 https://mustangrescue.org
ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY PO Box 43 West Kennebunk, ME 04094 https://animalwelfaresociety.org
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Jane‘s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk, ME 04043.