Joanne Shea Cole

Joanne Shea Cole, whose family said she dedicated her life to healing practices and service to others, died on Friday in Albany. She was 69 and had pancreatic cancer for three months.

Ms. Cole, who divided her time among Malibu, Calif., Hollywood, Fla., and East Hampton, was a lifelong vegetarian and yogi who was in the process of becoming an addiction counselor before her death.

“She loved the beach and the ocean, and no place was more special to her than the Hamptons, where she spent many happy years,” her family said.

She was born in the Bronx on Feb. 9, 1946, and grew up there. She is survived by her partner of 25 years, Sandy Cole, her son, David Shea of East Chatham, N.Y., and two granddaughters.

Private memorial services for family and friends on the South Fork and in California will be planned at a later date. Memorial donations have been suggested to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, P.O. Box 901, Wainscott 11975, to The Daily Word, at dailyword.com/donate, or to Science of Mind, at scienceofmind.com.