Roger Henry Cook 1928-2010

COOK NIEHUS HERBOLD

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/14/2011 at 22:19:44

Sioux City Journal
6 August 2010

PIERSON, Iowa -- Roger Henry Cook, 82, of Pierson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Happy Siesta Care Center in Remsen, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. today at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, Iowa. The Rev. Mark Stoll will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences may be sent at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.

Mr. Cook was born April 11, 1928, in Oyens, Iowa, the son of Henry and Agnes (Niehus) Cook. He graduated from Marcus (Iowa) High School.

Roger married Lona Maye Herbold on June 23, 1951. Roger served in the U.S. Navy, and spent most of his life in the Pierson area.

He enjoyed cooking, arranging family gatherings, fishing, playing cards, and visiting his children and grandchildren.

He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Monte Cook of Colorado and his fiancee, Margaret Howell of Newfoundland, Dawn Cook of Oklahoma, Cindy Rath and her husband, Kelly of Pierson, Amelia Keeth and her husband, Mark, of Colorado; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister, Nancy Pick and her husband, Cliff, of Le Mars, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Rita Cook of Remsen; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lona; brothers, Clark and Henry Jr.; sisters, Arvey, Velma, and Mary; and a grandchild, Jacob.