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Chester Ray COOK, SR
1911 - 1977 (65 years)-
Name Chester Ray COOK, SR [1] Birth 24 Dec 1911 Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA [1] Gender Male Death 8 Jun 1977 Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer, Clay, IA, USA [1] Burial 10 Jun 1977 Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay, IA, USA [2] Person ID I3682 MITCHELL FAMILY GENEALOGY Last Modified 5 Jun 2015
Father Frank COOK, b. 17 Aug 1888, Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA d. 16 May 1949, Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA (Age 60 years) Mother Nellie HUNTSINGER, b. 24 Feb 1892, Estherville, Emmet, IA, USA d. 20 Jun 1985, Kossuth County Hospital, Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA (Age 93 years) Marriage 18 Dec 1910 Humboldt, Humboldt, IA, USA [1] Family ID F1358 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Geraldine Cleone SORENSON, b. 12 Dec 1915, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN, USA d. 03 Nov 1998, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage 27 May 1934 Fairmont, Martin, MN, USA [2] Children 1. Chester Ray COOK, JR, b. 28 Dec 1938, Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA d. 18 Aug 2017, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, IA, USA (Age 78 years) + 2. Larry James COOK + 3. Jerry Lee COOK 4. Rodney Bob COOK + 5. Bonnie Jean COOK + 6. Dean Allen COOK Family ID F1410 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2015
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Event Map Birth - 24 Dec 1911 - Algona, Kossuth, IA, USA Marriage - 27 May 1934 - Fairmont, Martin, MN, USA Burial - 10 Jun 1977 - Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay, IA, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Documents COOK SR, Chester Ray (1911-1977)- Memorial brochure, 10 Jun 1977. Spouse: Geraldine Cleone Moe SORENSON (1915-1998).
(Contributed by Sandra Cook Kauffman, Troy, Lincoln, MO, USA.)COOK BOYS IN WW II- Elmer E COOK (1913-1997) received the Bronze Star for heroism; Richard J COOK (1923-2005) received the Air Medal; Russell R COOK (1918-2004) and Chester R COOK SR (1911-1977) served and were honorably discharged. Chester was in a tank that plunged off a 70-foot cliff in the dark of night.
All were sons of Frank COOK (1888-1949) and Nellie HUNTSINGER (1892-1985). (Research by Barry R Huntsinger, Estherville, Emmet, IA, USA.)
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