Robert Lawrence Cole (5/12/1954) -went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 7 ^th , 2020, just shy of his 66 ^th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife and children.  He grew up in Ipswich, MA and spent his married life and raised his 2 daughters in Newton, NH.  He was the loving, devoted husband of 39 years to Carla (Sprague) Cole.

He is survived by his wife Carla Cole; son Command Master Chief, Craig Cole, U.S. Navy and his wife Angela, daughters Amanda LaGreca and her husband Paul Jr., and Sarah Sclafani and her husband Tony.  He is also survived by 6 grandchildren who were the light of his life; Donovan Cole, MacKenzie Cole, Sofia LaGreca, Clara LaGreca, Amelia Sclafani and Eloise Sclafani.  He is survived by his brothers Bert Cole and wife Carol, Don Cole and wife Debra, sister LuAnn McKenny and husband Paul, sister-in-law Linda Cole and sister-in-law Wanda Sprague-Manning, along with numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Dan Cole.  He was the son of the late Margaret (Lucy) Cole and Bertram Cole Sr.

Bob, Dad, Grampy, Uncle Bobby; these are the names of a man who was fiercely devoted and loyal to his family and friends.  He was the most selfless person anyone could have known. He would drop everything at a moment notice to help anyone, no matter how great or small the need.

To his family, he was our fixer.  He could fix anything, whether in the house, on a car or even hurt feelings by listening intently and offering sound advice.   He was the master at fixing thing, and if he did not know how, he would learn if he could. Both of his daughter's husbands had to quickly get used their instinct of calling him immediately whenever anything broke.   He was the rock of our family.

He was adored by his grandchildren and he loved them deeply and unconditionally. He was goofy and fun; I hope beyond all hope that is what they remember about him. He was always ready for any type of fun or adventure.  He had just started to talk about retiring next year and top on his list was spending as much time as he could with his grandchildren.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Brentwood, NH.

A career machinist, he was proud of his work and happily shared that pride with anyone who would lend an ear. He was employed at Lighthouse Mfg. in Portsmouth, NH.

He loved bowling, golfing, maintaining his yard and woodworking in his garage.  He had the gift of gab.  He was warm and friendly.

There are no words for how profoundly he will be missed- we love you.

Funeral Services will be private with a Celebration of Life service to be held at a later date.  Arrangements are under the direction of Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church  of Brentwood, 201 North Road, Brentwood, NH  03833.  During this difficult and extraordinary time, please take a moment to show support and comfort to the family by visiting our website at www.brooksidechapelfh.com to send a message of condolence to the family.