Cole G. Thompson

Cole G. Thompson, 89, of Silver Lake, IN died at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2010 in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, IN. He was born at Laketon, Indiana on January 31, 1921 to Daniel F. & Hazel (Ogden) Thompson. On September 26, 1943 he married Vivian M. Meinert. She died November 25, 2001. Surviving is a daughter, Sara Thompson, Indianapolis, IN. Four grandchildren, Michelle (Larry) Hollar, Warsaw, IN; Danelle (John) Leeka, Winona Lake, IN; Erin (Jason) Allison, Warsaw, IN and Kapen Eherenman, Sebring, FL. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren and a sister, Ruby Jane Flenar, Vincennes, IN. A daughter, Susan Eherenman, two brothers, Robert Thompson and Fred Thompson and two sisters, Goldwyn Barnett and Marietta Holle preceded him in death. Cole was a 1941 graduate of Laketon High School and a World War II US Army veteran participating in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. Following his discharge from the Army, he worked as a warehouse clerk at General Tire in Wabash, IN. Later he was a metal lathe inspector for Clausing Co. in Warsaw, IN retiring in 1982. He was a member of the American Legion Post # 402, Laketon, IN. Services will be held Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN. Friends and family may call on Tuesday, November 23, from 4 - 8 p.m. at the mortuary. Rev. John Bell will officiate services and burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake, IN. For those who wish to honor the memory of Cole Thompson, memorial contributions may be made to Honor Flight Network, Inc. ( a program designed to transport WW II veteran's to Washington, D.C. to see the WW II Memorial), 300 E. Auburn Ave., Springfield, OH 45505-4703. To send a private condolence to family use the condolence link on the Homepage.