On Monday, Aug. 20, 2012; husband of Mary E.; father of Mary Beth DiDonna and her husband Dan, Elle Cole and Robert C. Cole Jr., son of Anna Cole and the late Francis Cole; brother of Frank (Carol), John (Shirley) and Elizabeth (Kevin) Krista; brother-in-law of Jack (Ginny) and Gerald Hurley; also survived by a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral arrangements were by the McLAUGHLIN Funeral Home. Entombment, Holy Name Mausoleum, Jersey City.