Bette Jane Cole, age 78 of Blair, entered eternal rest December 14, 2021 at Good Shepherd in Blair.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday December 17, at 10:30AM at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church. Graveside services will follow in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be held 30 minutes prior to services, at the church.

Bette was born December 5, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of James and Betty Petorella. Bette’s father James died in World War II. Bette’s mother Betty later remarried James Mackenzie and the family moved to Hawthorne, California. Bette attended and graduated from Hawthorne High School, where she met Monte Cole. In October of 1979 the couple moved to Osmond, Nebraska and later moved to Blair in 1990. Bette will always be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and wife.

She is survived by her husband Monte, daughters; Caseina (Mick) Mixan and Cora Evans, grandaughers; Mackenzie Evans and Monica Mixan, and her sister Gayle Alton.

She was preceded in death by her parents James Petorella, James and Betty Mackenzie, daughter Monica Cole and brother Jon Mackenzie.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Bette Jane Cole

Born December 5, 1943 Chicago, Illinois ~ Entered Into Rest December 14, 2021 Blair, Nebraska

Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 am Friday, December 17, 2021 St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Father Damien Wee. Pianist: Collette Robinson. Cantor: Katie Frazier. Musical Selections “On Eagles’ Wings”, “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman”, “I Am The Bread of Life”, “O Loving God”, “Let There Be Peace on Earth”

Graveside Service: Holy Cross Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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