COOK, Lyle E. (1924-2013)

COOK

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/4/2022 at 14:18:39

Lyle Edwin Cook
(December 17, 1924 - February 24, 2013)

Lyle Edwin Cook was born in rural Dallas County, Iowa, to Harold and Hazel Aldrich Cook on December 17, 1924. The family lived in the Bear Creek neighborhood near Earlham where Lyle grew up. He married his high school sweetheart, Jeannie Anker, and later served in the Army in WWII spending overseas duty in Korea.
Lyle and Jeannie operated a grain and livestock farm and enjoyed being helpful and generous neighbors in their farming community. Upon his retirement, Lyle especially liked the warm climate in Weslaco, Texas and entertaining his grandchildren on their school breaks. He and Jeannie returned to Iowa in 2011. Lyle passed at The Village, Indianola, on February 24, 2013.
Lyle was a thoughtful, kind and caring person with a good sense of humor and easy smile. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Survivors include children; D. Dianne (Kenton) Richardson, Indianola and Philip L. Cook, New Brunswick, New Jersey; grandchildren, Darcey Jill Landuyt, Drew Richardson, Lyle P. Cook and Blair Thomas Cook; great-grandchildren, Shaffer Landuyt, Shelby Landuyt and Henry Richardson. Preceding Lyle in death were his parents; a young sister, Dorothy Jane; and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Cook.
A private graveside service for the inurnment of the co-mingled cremains of Lyle and Jeannie Cook will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery, Bear Creek Road, Earlham, Iowa, on August 14, 2021. This memorial is provided by Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Ave., Indianola, Iowa, http://www.overtonfuneral.com/