Marilyn Davis Coole

Marilyn was born and raised in Paso Robles, CA. She was the eldest child of Bertram and Marion O. Davis. Her parents built a “cottage” on a lot of the Paso Robles Beach in Cayucos. Marilyn, her mother and sister Shirley spent most of the summers at the beach house. Her father would join them for weekends. For all of her life she enjoyed going to Cayucos. She gave her kids and grandkids a love of beach walks and tide pool exploring.

She was yearbook editor and valedictorian at Paso Robles High School. Upon Graduation from High School, she attended San Jose State for three years before transferring to UC Berkeley where she received an accounting degree. On the advice of a counselor she returned to San Jose State where she received a teaching credential. She took the CPA exam and went to work for a national accounting firm.

While working for a firm in San Francisco she met Ralph Coole and they were married in 1953 in Berkeley CA. Marilyn was not employed outside of the home while raising their family of three daughters and one son. As the children got older she started working from home for a friend who had an accounting firm. Marilyn and Ralph celebrated 62 years of marriage prior to his passing.

In 1963 the family moved to San Jose. The family joined the First Congregational Church and Marilyn served as Financial Secretary, member of Women’s Fellowship and as a member of the bell choir. She was involved with the local AAUW chapter.

Some of the highlights of Marilyn’s interests included:

a. Reading. She especially enjoyed reading mysteries.

b. Puzzles including the Jumble in the newspaper

c. Playing solitaire

d. Music. She played the piano and hand bells

e. Travel. She liked traveling with family from trips with her mother, to trips with the family and then trips with the grandkids.

f. Her children and grandkids. She enjoyed attending their activities and events.

She suffered from dementia for the last years of her life but even then she had a sense of humor that the caregivers appreciated.

She is survived by daughter Margery Mulvihill of Fresno, son Richard Coole (JoAnne) of Huber Heights OH, daughter Maryann Coole of San Jose, and daughter Marcia Coole (Carl Becerra) of Roseville. She leaves three grandchildren Martin Mulvihill (Nilofar Gardezi) of Oakland, Lynette Talbott (Logan) of Truckee, and Matthew Becerra of Roseville. She has two great-granddaughters Roshan Mulvihill Gardezi and Maggie Ann Talbott. Her sister Shirley Gere preceded her in death by 9 days. She leaves behind nieces and nephews who will miss her.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that you make a donation in her name to your favorite charity.

There will be a service to celebrate Marilyn’s Life on October 16, 2021, 2:00 pm at the First Congregational Church of San Jose, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, 95125