- Date Of Birth: June 26, 1922
- Date Of Death: February 18, 2017
- State: Maryland
Thelma Cole, 94, died peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Thelma was born June 26, 1922 and grew up in Brooklyn Park, Maryland. She attended Glen Burnie High School where she played on the basketball team and graduated in 1940. While growing up in Brooklyn Park, she worked at her father’s gas station, pumping gas and assisting with car repairs. During World War II she worked as an administrative assistant for a government department at Sparrows Point. She and her father also served as volunteer Air Raid Wardens.
In 1945 Thelma earned her pilots license. She was an original member and Secretary of the Pegasus Flying Club, which flew out of Whipp Airport in Glen Burnie. While bowling in a league with her father in 1948, she met her future husband, Carroll Cole. She and Carroll married in December 1948. Beginning her life as a farmer’s wife, she frequently drove a tractor and a 2-ton truck. Thelma enjoyed growing and canning vegetables, and making jam.
She was predeceased by her husband, Carroll M. Cole, and three of her sisters. She is survived by her sister Gloria Prudhomme of Coral Springs, Florida, son Murray Cole, daughter Gail C. Ascione, son-in-law Gerard J. Ascione, grandson Andrew G. Ascione, granddaughter Laura G. Ascione, great-grandchildren Emerson and Lowell, and eight nieces and nephews.
