Published November 04. 2026 08:53AM
Catasauqua Area School District teacher
Constance Helen Cole, 88, of Allentown, died Oct. 26, 2026. She was the wife of the late James E. Cole.
Born in Catasauqua, she was the daughter of the late Edward S. and Hilda M. (Taniser) Piervallo.
She was a 1956 graduate of Central Catholic High School, Allentown. She earned her undergraduate degree from Gwynedd Mercy College and her master’s degree from Lehigh University.
She started her teaching career at St. Elizabeth Regional School, Fullerton, until being hired by Catasauqua Area School District to teach at Lincoln Middle School for 27 years before retiring in 1997, finishing a 35-year career. Earlier in life, she worked at the Willow Brook Golf Course clubhouse.
She is survived by two sons, Matthew B. and wife Kim of Quakertown and Andrew J. and wife Tina of Allentown; a daughter, Lori of Chincoteague Island, Va.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by three sons, David, Timothy and Robert; and a brother, Edward C. Piervallo.
There will be a calling time 9:30-11 a.m., followed by a memorial service 11 a.m., Nov. 6 at the funeral home, 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton.
Contributions may be made to William Childs Hospice, Health First Foundation, 1350 Hickory St., Melbourne, FL 32901.
Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc., Northampton.
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