Donnie D. Cook 1928-2010

COOK PHILLIPS JENSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/18/2011 at 15:33:05

Sioux City Journal
23 December 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Donnie D. "Don" Cook, 82, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at a local hospital after a short illness.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. R. Paul Johnston officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel. Condolences may be sent online to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Donnie was born Oct. 30, 1928, in Ute, Iowa, the son of William Franklin and Pearl (Phillips) Cook. He graduated from Hornick (Iowa) High School and Wayne (Neb.) State College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Don later received his master's in education. He began his teaching career in Pacific Junction, Iowa.

On June 7, 1958, he married JoAnn Helen Jensen in Omaha. The couple lived in Omaha and for one year in Crofton, Neb., prior to moving to Sioux City in 1959. His teaching career continued at North Junior High School and he retired from Hoover Middle School. JoAnn passed away on June 1, 1992 in Sioux City. He later married Colleen (Trimble) Goodyear on Sept. 16, 1998 in Sioux City.

In earlier years, he loved camping, fishing and golfing. He was an all around sports enthusiast and an avid Hawkeye fan. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandsons and their activities.

He was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, a member of the Retired Educators Association and the Scandinavian Society. Don was also a volunteer at St. Luke's Medical Center.

He is survived by his wife, Colleen Cook of Sioux City; a son, Steve Cook of Sioux City; a daughter and her husband, Leslie and Doug Walker of Moville, Iowa; two grandsons and their wives, Ben and Stephanie Walker of Sioux City and Joe and Shelly Walker of Le Mars, Iowa; a sister, Opal Hayden of Gridley, Calif.; Colleen's son and his wife, Doug and Lisa Goodyear and their daughter, Ali of Los Altos Hills, Calif.; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnn; his parents; two brothers, Harley and Leonard; and a sister, Carrie.

Pallbearers will be Doug Walker, Ben Walker, Joe Walker, Joe Parks, Bill Cook and Dick Cook.

Memorials may be made in his name to Trinity Lutheran Church or to St. Luke's Partners.