Norma E. (Waterman) Cole, 83, of Wareham, formerly of West Bridgewater, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold E. "Bud" Cole with whom she shared 60 years of marriage.

She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Howard A. and Mabelle (Matson) Waterman, and lived in West Bridgewater for many years before moving to Wareham in 1985. She was a 1943 graduate of Brockton High School and a graduate of the Brockton Business School.

Mrs. Cole was employed as a secretary for the West Bridgewater School Department.  She retired in 1986.

She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Wareham and the Huntington Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Cole was the loving mother of her son, David H. Cole, and his wife, Stephanie, of Middleboro, and her daughter, Linda C. Costa, and her husband, Arthur, of Brockton. She is also survived by her three grandchildren; Christopher Cole, and his wife, Alissa, Paige Costa, and Cassie Costa; two great-grandchildren, Caroline and Ellis Cole, and her sister-in-law, Thelma Shaw, of Hingham.

Her funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham. Burial will follow in the Mass. National Cemetery, Bourne. Visiting hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Donations in her memory may be made to the First Congregational Church, 11 Gibbs Ave., Wareham, MA 02571.

For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.