Crook obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Crook, Florentine Varos      10 Mar 2011    Mar 2011    Jerry Nelson
Crook, Hubert Dean           20 Feb 2008    Feb 2008    Jerry Nelson
Crook, John T.               26 Feb 1954    Dec 2007    Jerry Nelson
Crook, Nellie                25 Mar 2002    Apr 2002    Don Johnson   

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Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on:  3/10/2011

CROOK, FLORENTINE VAROS
Florentine Varos Crook, age 62, died on March 8 at North Oaks Medical 
Center in Hammond. Mrs. Crook was born in Boulder, Colorado and resided in 
Hammond.  She was the beloved wife of Chester E. Crook; mother of Randy A. 
Johnson, Dannette J. Chappell, Robin L. Vonaspern, Rhonda C. Pentney, and
Liza A. Brown; also survived by 10 grandchildren and nieces, nephews, other 
family and friends.  Mrs. Crook was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and 
Juliet DuPont Varos; and sister of the late Edward R. Varos and the late 
David E. Varos.  Visitation on Saturday, March 12 after 9 am until 
10:45 am at Geisler Funeral Home in Ponchatoula. Mass of Christian Burial 
on Saturday at 11 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ponchatoula. 
Interment will follow in Restlawn Park Cemetery, Avondale.  Online 
condolences may be expressed at www.geislerfuneralhome.net.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/20/2008

CROOK, HUBERT DEAN
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2008, at his
home. He was born June 23, 1914, in Hammond, and was preceded in death by
his son, William DeWitt Crook; parents, George William and Grace Gould
Crook; brother, Dana Crook; two sisters, Zola Weems and Dorothy
Schexnayder; and nephew, Byard Weems. He is survived by his wife of 70
years, Lillian Coker Crook; two cousins, Jean Kidder, Slidell, and Maxine
Shannon, Springfield, Mo.; niece, Beth Sellars, Meridian, Miss.; two foster
daughters, Jo Ann Bailey, Jal, N.M., and Amelia Marie Haley Ladner, Ethel;
and special friend, Maureen Bankston. Mr. Crook was a longtime employee of
Ethyl Corp. beginning in 1937, when the founding company was DuPont. He
started as a cost accountant and retired as comptroller of the visqueen
department. He was a veteran of World War II and was captured in the Battle
of the Bulge, surviving internment at Bad Org, Germany, and was active in
POW survivor groups. An active member of First Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ) since 1962, he was also interested in the organization of new
churches in the area, among them Calvary Christian Church in the early
1940s. Hubert was a fine singer and was active in choirs whenever he could.
He served as chairman of the board at the church and he and his wife were
honored as Family of the Year in 1976. Visiting at First Christian Church,
8484 Old Hammond Highway, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. until
religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Michael Kurunus.
Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make
memorial donations to either First Christian Church or Hospice of Baton
Rouge. Arrangements by Rabenhorst Funeral Home. 
 
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Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator:  2/26/1954

CROOK, JOHN T.
John T. Crook, 43, died last Friday in his sleep on a crew boat of the
Texas Company, near Venice.  Funeral services were held Sunday from Thomas
Funeral Home; interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond.  He was born
and reared in Hammond; served in the Army in Word War II.  He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Mabel Crook; one sister, Miss Vivian Crook of Hammond;
one brother, Melvin of Little Rock, Ark.; his widow, Mrs. Violet Crook of
Cropsey, Ill.; one daughter, Vickie, 11; one son, Johnny, 9.  His father,
Clarence Crook, preceded him in death.

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  3/25/2002

CROOK, NELLIE 
Detroit - Nellie Crook, 94, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. She was a
native of Independence. Survivors include two sons, Jerry and Michael
Crook, both of Detroit; one sister, Ethel Smith of Detroit; and two
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five
brothers, Warner, John, Holiday, Flim and Willie Fleming; and a sister, Mae
Fleming. The Rev. Larry Smith will conduct the funeral Tuesday at 11 a.m.
at Fleming Chapel Church in Independence, and burial will be in Fleming
Cemetery. 

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