Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Roy Jerome November 24, 2020 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net November 30, 2021, 1:47 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat.December 12, 2020 COOK Roy Cook, 89 Roy Jerome Cook, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020, joining his wife of 67 years, Dee, who had passed away in May. Theirs was a marriage that exemplified the saying that you should never marry someone with whom you think you can live with, marry someone you can't live without. Roy was born in Pewamo, Michigan on Jn. 28, 1931, to Oscar and Dora Mary (Wolscheid) Cook, the 10th of their 13 children. He worked on the family farm, excelled at sports, and trapped, fished, and hunted during his time in Pewamo. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Navy married the love of his life, Dolores Slater of Ionia, and was stationed in Key West, Florida After completing his service, they moved back to Ionia where they raised their six children. For most of his career, he worked as an agent for farm Bureau Insurance, and he was very active in the community, greatly enjoying his time in the Ionia Jayces, the Knight of Columbus, and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Roy was the ultimate outdoorsman, relishing his time hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, taking long walks in the woods singing around the campfire, gardening, or mushroom hunting. Whether he was at Sunshine Lake, fishing in Canada, or hunting out West, or around Ionia, Roy was in his element when he was enjoying nature. He didn't just live live, he attacked it, squeezing every drop of love, laughter, fun and friendship out of it that he could, taking his friends and family along for the ride and making them all the better for it. And above all else, he showed that family isn't an important thing-it's everything. Roy was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Dolores (Slater) Cook, his siblings, Bernita (Walt) Fedewa, Isabelle (Don) Wilson, Angela (Joe) Coonrod, Dorothy (John) Golata, Ella (Alvin) Thelen, Cay (Jake) DeYoung, Marcia Cook, Donald Cook, David Cook, and his in-laws: Bob and Bonnie Slater, Bob & Marlene Hoppough, and Dave and Velma Ludwick. He is survived by his children: Caron and Keith Stetler of Lowell, Kris and Mike Tiemersma of Metairie, LA, Laurie and Kurt Tjalsma of Ionia, Janet and Dan Balice of Ionia, Phil and Chanetal Cook of Zeeland, and Debbie and Joe Smith of Westphalia; his grandchildren: Collin Tiemersma and son, Colton; Justin (Beth) Tiemersma and children, Violet and Jude; Clair Tiemersma, Carlyn (Doug) Tjalsma Richards and daughter, Joelle; David Tjalsma; John and Leigh Balice; Tina (Zech) Cook Chester, Ryan (Jenny) Reidsma and children Landon and Ellie; Trevor Reidsma; and Mara, Brett and Logan Smith and two more great-grandchildren on the way. He is also survived his brothers, Jim (Jean) Cook, Leon (Jennie) Cook, and his sister-in-law, Barbara Cook, all of Lansing and his sister, Jenny Trier (RJ Weber) of Cincinnati. Roy and Dee's last few years were spent at Green Acres in Ionia, where the staff took exceptional care of both of them, earning the family's everlasting gratitude, and Ionia Area Hospice provided exceptional end of life care which as invaluable not only to Roy, but to those who loved him. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at lemanfuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/cook41341nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb