Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Betty (Heath) Fox April 15, 2008
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Wed.April 16, 2009

                              Betty (Fox) Cook

Betty (Fox) Cook, of Ionia, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2008 
surrounded by the love of her family.

Betty was a lifelong resident of Ionia. She was born on Feb. 7, 1929 inIonia.On 
her birthday in 1948, she married Joseph John Fox Jr.. They raised two 
children,John, Joseph Fox and Connie (John) Heppe. Her two grandchildren, 
Kimberly (Gary) Goodemoot and Christopher (Christa) Heppe loved her and will 
miss her greatly. She adored her four great-great-grandsons, Travis and Benjamin 
Goodemoot and Curtis and Cameron Heppe.

She qas preceded in death by hr father,Fred Heath; her mother,Katherine Nelson; 
her husband,Joe; a sister, Carmon Sawtell and her son, John.

Betty ran a ceramic shop out of her home for many yeas. She was well-known for 
the thousands of Easter eggs and Christmas trees she made.She worked at Ionia 
County Memorial Hospital as a nurse's aide ad ward secretary, and later at a 
local doctor's office.In her later years, she worked for Ionia County National 
Bank. She was always ready for a boat ride or a quick game of cards. She loved 
Bingo ands she was an avid reader.She ha a large book collection and was always 
willing to lend a book.Betty was a great collector with many interests, 
including newspaper clippings, joker cards, stamps and coins.She also donated 
many pairs of hand-knitted hats and mittens to several elementary school 
children in Ionia. To her family, she was the Ultimate list-maker and she could 
always be counted on to remember details an facts. She will be greatly missed 
every day and at every family gathering and birthday celebration that she loved.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2008 at the 
Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia with Rev.Fr. Melvin Fox, 
Pastor of SS.Peter & Paul Catholic Church, presiding. Interment will follow at 
Sunset Memorial Gardens, Ionia. The family will receive friends at the funeral 
home form 6-8 pm on Thursday. For those desiring memorial contributions may be 
made to the National Kidney Foundation in memory of Mrs.Betty (Fox)Cook. Online 
condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com

Additional Comments:
Sunset Memorial Gardens,
Ionia,Mich.

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