Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Katrina (Miller) 1927
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Ionia County News, 2 Dec 1927

Mrs. Ellis Cook Passes Away in Lansing Hospital

Wife of Prominent Lyons Township Farmer Victim of Cancer.

Mrs. Katrina Miller-Cook, wife of Ellis Cook, prominent Lyons township farmer 
and president of the People’s Mutual Fire Insurance company of Ionia, Montcalm 
and Clinton counties, died suddenly in St. Lawrence hospital at Lansing, 
Wednesday, November 23, where she had been taken a few days previous to undergo 
an operation for cancer of the liver.

The body was brought back to the home in Lyons township and funeral services 
were held Saturday morning from St. Joseph’s Catholic church, Pewamo.  
Interment was made in Mount Calvary cemetery, one mile south of that village.

The services at the church were marked with solemn Requiem High Mass, the 
pastor, Rev. Fr. Charles R. Uhlenberg, celebrant; Rev. Fr. Flannagan, 
Hubbardston, deacon; Rev. Fr. O’Rourke, Portland, sub-deacon; Norbert Schafer, 
master of ceremonies.

It was one of the largest funerals ever held from the church, relatives and 
friends coming from every part of the state to pay the last tribute to one 
whose life had been characterized with tenderness and affection.  In his 
funeral discourse, Rev. Fr. Ulenberg paid a beautiful tribute to the life of 
Mrs. Cook; of her faithful attendance, her pure Christian character, using her 
life for his text, “Heaven as a Goal for Every Christian.”

Mrs. Cook leaves five children besides the husband to mourn her loss: Frances, 
Bernard, Rita, Mary Ann and Frederick, all at home.

She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Miller, being born in Dallas 
township, Clinton county, on January 4, 1882.  Had she lived until her next 
birthday she would have been 46 years of age.

Mr. and Mrs. Cook were married at Westphalia January 26, 1909.  Immediately 
following their marriage they went to live on the farm of the groom on the 
Lyons-Pewamo road, half way between these two villages in Lyons township.  
Although in failing health for some time previous to her demise, it was not 
until about the first of October that she was forced to take to her bed.  As 
she continued to grow worse an operation was decided upon, from which she 
failed to rally.

The bereaved family have the deep sympathy of the entire township in this great 
loss they have been called upon to bear.  The union of Mr. and Mrs. Cook was 
ideal.  The beautiful farm home in Lyons township reveals the splendid manner 
in which they worked in harmony and love to build, and there is not a single 
thing around the home that does not give mute testimony to her years of loving 
wifehood and motherhood.


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