Maxine Helen (THORNTON) COOK FUNK

THORNTON, COOK, FUNK, STEBRITZ, LAPOLE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/16/2011 at 00:04:49

Obituary - Maxine Helen (Thornton) COOK Funk

Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Maxine Helen (THORNTON) FUNK, 86, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 25, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. John R. TILP officiating. Interment was in Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Oakwood Care Center.

Maxine was born in Algona, Iowa on Sept. 10, 1924 the daughter of Glen and Helen (STEBRITZ) THORNTON. In 1945 she married Clark F. COOK from Fort Scott, Kan. They had a son, Clark COOK, Jr. In 1950 Clark Sr. died and Maxine and her son moved to Mason City, Iowa to be close to her family. She married Robert FUNK in 1954. They had two sons, Bob and Randy.

Maxine lived in Clear Lake the majority of her life. She held numerous jobs, working at Deckers and also Amicare. She also owned and operated the Cave and the Maid-Rite in Clear Lake. Maxine was a long-time member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Clear Lake V.F.W. Auxillary. Other favorite activities included listening to music, dancing, playing cards and anything involving pets.

Maxine is survived by her sons, Clark and his wife, Sue, of Staunton, Va., Bob and Jaime of Swaledale, Iowa and Randy and his wife, Teresa, of Clear Lake; a step-son, Dan, and his wife, Linda, of Knoxville, Tenn; grandchildren, Clark COOK and his wife, Tonia of Staunton, Virginia, Heather FUNK, Brett FUNK of Mason City, and Chad FUNK and his wife, Brandi, of Knoxville, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Jasmine and Zac COOK, Taylor FUNK and Maddox FUNK; a sister, Ila LaPOLE; and a brother, Clyde THORNTON, Mason City.

She was preceded in death by both of her husbands, Clark COOK and Robert FUNK; her parents; her brothers, Frank, Glen and Eugene THORNTON; a step-son, Jim FUNK; and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Jo COOK.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2011

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