Of Fairfax, Va. (formerly of Bayonne); on Sunday, August 9, 2009; son of the late Maeve (Murray) and Honorable John J. McCole; brother of Cathleen and husband Stephen Ellis of Fairfax; also survived by the joy of his life, his three nieces, Kristen Ells Boretti, her husband, Michael and son, Ryan and daughter, Ella, of Melrose, Mass., Katie Ells Berger, her husband, Kevin and son, Bryce of Newman, Ga. and Brianna Ells of Fairfax, Va. Funeral arrangements were by the SWEENEY Funeral Home. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.