Della Lorraine Cook (1918-2006)

COOK, LUNDY, COURTNEY, MILLER, FONTANA, JOHNSON, SCOTT, DINGEMAN

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/28/2006 at 08:28:32

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, October 27, 2006.

Della Lorraine Cook
Oct. 7, 1918-Oct. 26, 2006

Della Lorraine Cook, 88, of Nevada, died Thursday, Oct. 26, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, with Pastor David Burling officiating. Burial will be in Nevada Municipal Cemetery.

Della was born Oct. 7, 1918, in Monroe County, to Benjamin and Sarah (Courtney) Lundy. She was raised by foster parents, the Trettin family of Mason City. She was a graduate of Grafton Iowa High School. She married Donald Fredrick Cook Feb. 14, 1954, in Nevada. She retired in 1980 as a telephone operator for General Phone Co. She was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church. She enjoyed transporting people to their appointments and volunteering at the school reading program.

She is survived by one daughter, Mary Lou Miller, of St. Louis, Mo.; one sister, Anna Mae Fontana, of Louisville, Ky.; two grandchildren, Debbi Johnson, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Steve Scott, of Denver, Colo.; two great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Jan. 31, 1969; four sisters, Eleanor Dingeman, Julia, Leatha and Mary; two brothers, Marvin and Cecil; and one grandchild.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Memorial Lutheran Church, 701 11th St., Nevada, IA, 50201.

Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada is in charge of arrangements.

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