Veronica "Ron" Una Cole

Age 71, of Terence Bay, passed away peacefully on October 10th, 2016 at the VG Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Terence Bay on May 21, 1945, Veronica was the daughter of the late Wesley and Ethel Slaunwhite.

Her greatest love was her family, to whom she devoted all of her spare time in a home where friends and family were always welcome. For the first half of her career she worked for Roy O’Brien’s and Willet Foods Ltd. Later, she worked in the housekeeping department at Dalhousie University and for the past 28 years, Capital Health in the Bethune Building, where the nursing students called her “Mom”. With mixed emotions she retired in May of this year as a dedicated employee.

Veronica is survived by her husband of 53 years, Kenneth (“Chip”); her daughters, Clarissa (Gordon) Cole-Harris and Trudy (Bernie) Drew; sons, Cordell (Gwen) Cole and Stacy Cole, and special nephew Troy (Lisa) Slaunwhite; sisters, Julia Slaunwhite and Glenna (Billy) Nicholson; brothers, Wilbert (Joyce) Slaunwhite, Wallace (Beverley) Slaunwhite, Granville (Donna) Slaunwhite; grandchildren, Shaun, Devin, Lexie, Hunter, Dylan, Ashleigh, Alyssa, Alexis and Dorothy; great-grandchildren, Calleigh and Mason, and many loving nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by brothers, Harris, Wesley, Harvey and granddaughter, Sarah.

Visitation will be held Friday, October 14th from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at J A Snow Funeral Home, 339 Lacewood Drive, Halifax. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 15th at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 180 Sandy Cove Rd,Terence Bay, Rev. Jenny Sharp presiding. Reception to follow at Terence Bay Fire Hall; interment will be held at a later date.

Special thanks to the doctors and nursing staff at Hants Community Hospital (unit 200) and VG Palliative Care (7A) for their kind and compassionate care. Special thanks as well to Dr. Harris Crooks of the Prospect Community Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Terence Bay or the Canadian Cancer Society.