Norman Cook

Age 80 passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2004. He was born on May 17, 1924 in Lyons Township the son of Arnold and Elizabeth (Schmitz) Cook. Norm was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo and loved to sing in the church choir. He was also a member of the Pewamo Knights of Columbus Council #8071. Norm was a lifetime farmer who enjoyed hunting and watching tractor pulls, but most of all, loved to spend time with his family. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Christine Thelen; brothers, Julius and Bill Cook; sisters, Revella Lawless and Lorraine Pohl. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Blanche (Feyan) Cook of Lyons; children, Larry Cook of Lyons, Kathy (Alan) Risher of Pewamo, Don Cook of Ionia, and Colleen (Jerry) Cook of Pewamo; son-in-law, Dan Thelen of Ionia; 5 grandchildren, Nicki (Darrin) Willson, Renee (Raymond) Martin, Alexandra and Nicholas Risher, and Murphy Patterson; 3 great grandchildren, Alex, Kayla, and Zoe; 3 sisters, Marie Harvey of Haslett, Wilma (Francis) Trierweiler of Westphalia, and Joan (Carl) Huhn of Dewitt; 2 sisters-in-law, Marie Cook of Portland and Margie (Les) Gregg of Florida; 2 brothers-in-law, Tony Pohl of Eagle and Marvin Lawless of Portland; several nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Charlon O. Mason, Pastor at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pewamo with Rite of Committal following at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Pewamo. The family will receive friends at the St. Mary’s Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia Street, Westphalia from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The rosaries will be prayed at 3 and 8 p.m. both days. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph Catholic School Educational Trust Fund, in memory of Mr. Norman L. “Norm” Cook. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. On Line Condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com