Byron Joseph Cole Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Byron Joseph Cole of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who passed away at the age of 84, on November 21, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Byron Joseph Cole to show support.
He was predeceased by: his significant other Joyce; his parents, Joseph Cole and Vera Cole (Pirtle); his stepmother Dolores; his siblings, Lonnie, Vera Joanne Escott and Sue Kelley; and his sister-in-law Melinda Cole.
He is survived by: his daughters, Kellie Patillo (Mark) and Cheryl Duncan (Tim); his grandchildren, Allison Blackwood (Graham), Cole Duncan, David Hein, Stephen Hein (Allie Sutton), Claire Winfree (Dustin), Preston Patillo (Ellen) and Bailey Patillo (Chris Daniels); his great grandchildren, Mila, Nadia, Anna, Avery and Beckett; his siblings, C. Richard, Kent (Wendy), Jodi Chapman (Craig) and Kara Alberson (Russ); and his siblings-in-law, Stan Escott, Art Kelley and Kathy Cole.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 17th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the St. Joe United Methodist Church (6004 Reed Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835). A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 17th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the St. Joseph United Methodist Church (6004 Reed Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835).
In lieu of flowers the family invites donations to St. Joe United Methodist Church or the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission in his honor.
