Irene B. Cola

November 21, 1934 - March 15, 2008

Memorial service for Irene B. Cola, 73, DeLand, who died March 15, 2008, at her home, will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 359 W. New York Ave., DeLand, with Father Tom Connery and Father Bill Gohring officiating. Calling hours are from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 at Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand.

Mrs. Cola was born in Queens Village, NY and came here 52 years ago from Huntington Station, Long Island, NY. She was vice president of Cola Homes and she also owned Ceramics by Irene for several years. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church for 52 years, where she was a Eucharistic minister, a member of the Ultrea Community and she was active with the Women of the Knights of Columbus. She was also an assistant coach at St. Peter's Catholic School. She coached a women's softball team for 12 years.

Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Frank Cola, DeLand; three daughters and sons-in-law, Cindi and George Furse, DeLand, Sandra and Ladd Smith, DeLand, and Barbara and Doug Flowers, DeLand; brother, Daniel Davis, Long Island, NY; grandchildren, Frank and Melissa Furse, Kimberly Furse, Stephanie Flowers, Doug Flowers Jr., Victoria Flowers, Deanna Young, Angela and James Oyler, Natalia and Joseph Martinez, Anna Smith, Letitia and Jacob Verminski, Michelle Eads, Jennifer Smith, Rebecca Smith, Lena Smith, Ben Smith, and Eric Smith; great-grandchildren, Francis Furse, Sarah Furse, Clarissa Harris, Jimbo Oyler, La'Sandra Oyler, and Ladd Oyler; and uncle, Edward Kuhn, DeLand.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Counties, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129. We invite you to sign the Guest Book maintained by the Daytona Beach News Journal.