Allen M. Cole

Allen M. Cole, 54, of Conneaut, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.

Born on May 15, 1971 at Brown Memorial Hospital to Merle and Arlene Cole, he grew up in Conneaut.  Graduating from South Ridge Christian Academy, he attended Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, FL.

Allen held a variety of employment positions, including Conneaut Sub Shop, Mellon Bank in Erie, Merrill Lynch in Jacksonville, YMCA Camp Fitch in North Springfield, and a guard at the Lake Erie Correctional Institute.  He was the proprietor of Grandma’s Country Cooking in Albion and most recently was serving as an officer for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections at the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Leavittsburg, Ohio.

Cooking, mowing, singing, and driving are only a small list of his enjoyments.  However, Allen’s passion was his family – both immediate and distant. 

He was proceeded in death by his father, Merle and brother Bill Hall.

His survivors include his mother, Arlene; siblings Lori Maurer and Andy (Darlyn) Cole; nephew, Michael (Nicolette) Maurer, niece Katie (AJ) Porterfield and niece Annie (Todd) Krieger; grand nieces and nephews – Kaden, Cash, & Calloway Maurer; Adrian and Olivia Porterfield; Katelynne, Daniel, and Amenia Krieger; and numerous dear aunts, uncles and cousins.

Calling hours will be 11am – 1pm with a service to follow on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at the Marcy Funeral Home, 208 Liberty St, Conneaut, OH 44030.

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