Obituaries

Longtime Parsippany Resident, Popular Restaurant Hostess Dies at 87

Marie Cole spent her last thirty years in the township.

One of the county’s most popular diners became that way because Marie was always there with a smile.

Marie Cole, the former hostess of Brookside Diner in Whippany, died recently at the age of 87.

Cole spent her last 30 years living in Parsippany, according to her obituary. She is predeceased by her first husband, Edward, and her son, Edward Jr. as well as her second husband, Bill Cole.

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She is survived by a brother and many extended family members.

Memorial donations can be made to Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, 350 Sparta Avenue, Bldg. B, Suite 2, Sparta, NJ 07871.

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