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Nancy Marie Coene Poole

Nancy Marie Coene Poole, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many, passed away on Feb. 17, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born on Oct. 27, 1938, and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York, to Emil L. and Dorothy M. Coene.

Nancy’s life was characterized by love and devotion to her family. She graduated from Wells College in Aurora, New York, in 1961 and married that same November her beloved Edward Brooks Poole, whom she met on a blind date at Colgate University. Together, they created a beautiful life, moving around the country from Norfolk, Virginia, while Ed served in the U.S. Navy, to Troy, New York, where he pursued his Master’s at RPI, then to Island Park and Garden City, New York, and Houston, Texas, before returning to Garden City. Despite the tragic loss of Ed in 1993, Nancy found the strength to carry on for the sake of her children and grandchildren, who meant the world to her. She eventually settled near them, first in Branford and finally with her daughter Laura’s family in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she spent her final decade.

She is survived by her three loving children, Stephen Edward Poole (Branford), Christopher Brooks Poole (Carolyn, Tampa, Florida), and Laura Poole Bollermann (Douglas, Charlotte, North Carolina); six cherished grandchildren: Alyssa Kate Poole, Bryan Edward Poole, Kate Lynn Bollermann, Brooke Marie Bollermann, Zachary Edward Poole and Jacob Donald Poole; sister Janet Coene Porterfield; and sister-in-law Barbara Coene. Preceding her in death, in addition to her beloved husband, are her parents, Emil and Dorothy; brother, Roger; and nephew, Cortland.

Aside from being a wonderful mother and grandmother, Nancy had a profound love for animals, doting on her pets, Green, Daisy, Brandy, Christie, and Maggie, over the years. In her younger years, she also enjoyed traveling, gardening, and singing in the church choir with her granddaughter, Alyssa. Nancy loved the beach, be it at the family’s home in South Hampton in the early years or later at Lawrence Beach Club amongst her close friends. It was with sand between her toes that she found true joy, relaxation, and peace. Throughout her life, she actively volunteered, running the Winthrop University Hospital Yuletide Ball numerous times and the Trinity Church Fair. Her memory will endure through the lives she touched with kindness and compassion.

Her legacy will be honored through shared memories and donations to the Trinity Episcopal Church Buildings and Grounds Endowment in Branford. A funeral service on April 12 at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home will bring her full circle back to Dobbs Ferry, New York. She will be interned immediately following the service at Kenisco Cemetery. The family would like to extend their deepest thanks to the Huntersville Health & Rehabilitation Center in Huntersville, North Carolina, for the outstanding care they provided to Nancy in her final years of life. In addition, Via Health Partners helped the family to navigate the road to death kindly and with great sensitivity. While Nancy Marie Coene Poole may have departed physically, her spirit will forever live on in our hearts.

The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at Edward-Dowdle Funeral Home, 64 Ashford Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Immediately following the service, Nancy will be laid to rest with her late husband, Edward Brooks Poole, in the Poole/Kafka Burial Plot at Kensico Cemetery, 273 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. James Funeral Home, of Huntersville, is serving the family locally and the obituary lovingly written by the family.