Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Jean Marie (Count) May 28, 2025
************************************************
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@concast.net June 29, 2025, 11:30 am

Hasting's Reminder - Saturday June 14, 2025

JEAN MARIE COOK, age 88, of Freeport,MI passed away at her home on May 28, 2025.

She was born June 12, 1936 in Kalamazoo, MI to Merle and Agnes (Foote)Count. 
Jean grew up on a farm in Clarksville where her love of farming began.She was a 
1954 graduate of Saranac High School, all while seeing a young man by the name 
of Charlie Cook from Freeport. After serving his country, Charlie and Jean 
married on February 6, 1955 relocating to a farm near Freeport. This union was 
blessed with six children and 58 years of marriage until his passing in February 
of 2013.

On top of managing a family and farm Jean worked at various jobs including A&P,
General Tire, insurance sales and JC Penney. In 2020 Jean met Donald Leak and 
was introduced to many new adventures.They married October 10, 2020 though the 
marriage was brief due to his passing in 2024, it brought much happiness to them 
both.

Jean will be forever cherished by her children, Susan (Warren) Steele, Cynthia 
(Richard) Knoop, Brenda (Kenneth) Steele, Laureen(Wesley Olsen) Cook, Darvin 
(Angela)Cook, Linden (Kimberly) Cook; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren 
with one more due August 5; sister-in-law, Rose Rine; sister, Janet Erb, along 
with many nieces nephews.

Preceding her in death are parents, husbands, Charlie Cook and Donald Leak; 
siblings, Richard, Lyle and Judy Count; great-grandsons, Austin Endres and 
Finnegan Platz.

A funeral service was held Tuesday June 3, 2025 at Central United Methodist 
Church, 912 4th Ave., Lake Odessa,MI 48849.

Jean will be laid to rest in Fuller Cemetery, 4400 N.Charlton Park Rd., 
Hastings, MI 49048.

Contributions in Jean's memory may be made to Manna's Market, 7180 Velte Rd., MI 
48849 US.

Arrangements made to Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 45h Ave., Lake Odessa,Michigan 
48849.


Additional Comments:
Fuller Cem.,
Hasting, MI

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/cook48999nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 2.4 Kb