Dorothy Cole

WALLINGFORD- Dorothy Oldershaw Cole, 97, formerly of Waterbury, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Masonicare, Wallingford. She was the widow of Charles Chatfield Cole.

Born in Ansonia, she was the daughter of the late Starr and Sue (Martinez) Oldershaw. She lived most of her life in Waterbury, moving to Ashlar Village in Wallingford in 1991.

A graduate of Post College, she worked as an executive secretary for several Waterbury companies and retired as a legal secretary in the Attorney General's office, Labor Department, Wethersfield.

She was a long time member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of St. John's Episcopal Church, Waterbury.

She is survived by a son, Charles C. Cole, Jr. and his wife, Joan, of Allentown, PA, two grandsons, Charles C. Cole III and his wife, Shara, of Weston, FL and Christopher A. Cole and his wife, Donna, of Hunt Valley, MD and three great grandchildren.

Arrangements-Services for Dorothy will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 19,2012 at the Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury, 9 Holmes Ave, 06710. Calling Hours will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, 15 Church Street , Ansonia 06401. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 16 Church Street, Waterbury, CT 06702 or Pegeen Fitzgerald's Last Post, 95 Belden Street, PO Box 259, Falls Village, CT 06031.