Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Mary "Toni" (Fisher) February 19, 2022
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                            MARY "TONI" (FISHER) COOK

Mary Cook passed away peaceful February 19, 2022, at the age of 85 year. She was 
born September 30, 1936, in Freemont, Michigan, to Lowell and Dorothy Fisher 
They named her Mary Antoinette Fisher, but the family always called her Toni. 
After graduating from High School as the salutatorian of her class, she married 
Donald Cook on May 13, 1955 and they settled in Ionia, Michigan. For the next 
ten years she spent her days seeing to the many and varied needs of their five 
children. To help in the growing family make ends meets she began what today 
would be called a daycare center in her home. Taking care of children became her 
calling, one which she would answer for the next forty years.In time, the 
daycare center became a foster home and eventually a group home for emotionally 
and physically challenged children. Over the years, Mary provided shelter and 
care for over 350 children. Many of them were with her for years, and a few whom 
she felt would have nowhere else to go, she adopted as her own.

After retirement, Mary Enjoyed watching her own family grow and scatter to make 
their own way in the world. She loved to play cards with friends and was active 
in  her local church's activities. When her health began to fail, she moved  
with her daughter Linda, and Matthew, to the home of her son Thomas and his wife 
Jean, in Illinois, where she enjoyed peaceful days reading entire books without 
interruption.

Mary, who was called Toni by her siblings, and Ma by hundreds of other, is 
survived by her children, Thomas (Jean) and Linda of Cary, IL, Michael 
(Melissa), Timothy(Theresa) and Matthew of Ionia, MI. and Douglas (Sally) of 
Frankfort, MI, 21 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. 

She is also survived by two brothers, Russell and Roger, and her devoted sister, 
Sheri. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Nancy and her sister, Karen. 
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service is being planned for the 
Spring.

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