William "Bill" Cole
March 06, 2019
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William “Bill” A. Cole, 86, passed away March 6, 2019 at Trinity at Luther Park.
Bill was born August 5, 1932 to Frank and Opal (Silverise) Cole.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He started his own business in 1962, Tinker Tooling in Altoona. In 1995 upon his retirement his son, Paul continued the business. Bill loved his very large collection of Tin Toys, anything that pertained to airplanes and hundreds of small gas airplane engines.
Bill is survived by his children: Paul W. Cole of Des Moines; Alan (Audrey) Cole of Des Moines; Lori L. (Joe) Remetch of Des Moines and her children: Lewis (Esther) Farrell, Cole (Michelle) Farrell and their children Dominic and Dante, and Mia Farrell; Kathleen A. Cole of Altoona and her son Nickolas Good; Mary C. "Chris" Scott of Dallas, Texas and her children: Zach Scott and Aaron Scott; David M. Cole of Des Moines; and Nancy Shipley of Carlisle and her daughter Katie Shipley. He is also survived by his brother Chester D. (Marilyn) Cole of Waxahachie, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mary Cole.
The family will greet friends Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 9:00 – 10:00 am followed by the funeral service at 10:00 am, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street. Bill will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Iowa Public Television.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Jyll Sly
03/11/2019
Thoughts and prayer to all of you. You are all very special to the Butler family. Many great memories.
Sande Matchinksy
03/11/2019
So sorry for your loss. I miss Bill coming to the auction and finding something he just had to have to add to his collections. Richie will miss him as well. I remember he would come and look around every week on his own and then when he didn't drive any more, Alan would bring him. A very nice man indeed.
Paul McIlrath
03/11/2019
Bill was a true craftsman and could make just about anything. It was a wonderful privilege to have known him and spend many hours visiting Or flying planes out at the shop. Bill was always my go to guy for expert advice on how to fix or build something. Whenever I needed help repairing something he always asked me if I had already worked on it? It was his way of asking, Is it going to be really messed up now that Ive already tried to repair it. I will greatly miss Bill,
Sincerely, Paul McIlrath
Paul Sadler
03/09/2019
I am sincerely sorry for your loss.
Nancy Butler
03/07/2019
My heart is saddled for Paul,Allan,Lori,Chris,Cathy,Nancy and David and all the grandchildren of Bill. Also his brother Chet. Bil and Mary were very special to me. I always loved spending time with all the family. May God be with you and comfort you. I love all of you.