Barbara Mccole

Barbara (Fitzpatrick) McCole was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on September 17, 2023 at age 82.

She was born to George and Mary (Kolebuk) Fitzpatrick on June 13, 1942. After graduating from Newton High School, she began her employment with the late Dr. Edward Hawke for many years, and worked at the former E.J. Brooks Company for 20 years. In 1961, she married Daniel (Don) McCole and raised four sons. After her retirement in 2003, she and her husband moved to North Carolina for ten years prior to the death of her husband in 2011. Shortly after his death, she moved to Millsboro, Delaware to be closer to her family.

Barbara loved spending time at the beach with family and friends. Barbara enjoyed creating countless amounts of Halloween costumes for her grandchildren and many knitted items for family. Many will remember her sitting on her porch in Newton, NJ reading, welcoming anyone she cared about into her home.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Don, her parents, brother Don Fitzpatrick, and her sisters Judith, MaryLee, and Jane. Barbara is survived by her four sons; David, Kevin, Randy and Dennis, her sister Rita Crawn, her seven grandchildren; Samantha, Kevin Jr., Daniel, David Jr., Sean, Kristen and Timothy, her nine great-grandchildren; Hannah, Teagan, Kaleb, Ella, Laya, Journey, Acadia, Theo, and Brayden as well as several nieces and nephews.

At Barbara’s request of cremation, there will be no funeral. The family asks that donations be sent to St. Jude’s Cancer Center in her memory.