Clear Lake - Cleo Elizabeth Cookman, 92, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating.
Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The viewing for Cleo will be held from 5-7 p.m; a rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. and a scriptural wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Should friends desire, memorials may be directed to the Cleo E. Cookman Memorial.
Cleo Elizabeth Hurd was born April 8, 1919, in Superior, Wis., the daughter of Chester and Lula (Miller) Hurd. She attended Central High School in Superior and graduated in 1936. She was a member of the Superior Figure Skating Club and performed solos as an amateur in ice shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Cleo attended college at La Crosse State Teachers College, now University of Wisconsin at La Crosse; and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree. She taught girls physical education at Monroe Junior High in Mason City from Nov. 12, 1940, until January 1948. She also taught in Clear Lake, 1957-1958.
Cleo was united in marriage to Walter Cookman on June 14, 1947, in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, Wis. She assisted her husband in their dry cleaning business, Lustre Cleaners, and in their Mobile Pillow Cleaning Service.
Cleo's hobbies included swimming, playing tennis, gardening, sewing and playing cards. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and a former member of Beta Sigma Phi. She volunteered at the Village Store in Clear Lake and loved her work.
Cleo was a loving mother and is survived by her four daughters: Janaan (Ed) McGinness, Iowa City, Cherie (Ken) Ferguson, Spirit Lake, Luann Mehan, Milford, and Maureen (Ken) Butcher, Ankeny; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; along with many nephews, other relatives and friends.
Cleo is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.
The family would like to thank the staff of Oakwood Care Center and Hospice of North Iowa for taking such wonderful care of Cleo.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428; www.colonialchapels.com; 641-357-2193.
Published in Globe Gazette from December 18 to December 19, 2011
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating.
Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The viewing for Cleo will be held from 5-7 p.m; a rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. and a scriptural wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Should friends desire, memorials may be directed to the Cleo E. Cookman Memorial.
Cleo Elizabeth Hurd was born April 8, 1919, in Superior, Wis., the daughter of Chester and Lula (Miller) Hurd. She attended Central High School in Superior and graduated in 1936. She was a member of the Superior Figure Skating Club and performed solos as an amateur in ice shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Cleo attended college at La Crosse State Teachers College, now University of Wisconsin at La Crosse; and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree. She taught girls physical education at Monroe Junior High in Mason City from Nov. 12, 1940, until January 1948. She also taught in Clear Lake, 1957-1958.
Cleo was united in marriage to Walter Cookman on June 14, 1947, in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, Wis. She assisted her husband in their dry cleaning business, Lustre Cleaners, and in their Mobile Pillow Cleaning Service.
Cleo's hobbies included swimming, playing tennis, gardening, sewing and playing cards. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and a former member of Beta Sigma Phi. She volunteered at the Village Store in Clear Lake and loved her work.
Cleo was a loving mother and is survived by her four daughters: Janaan (Ed) McGinness, Iowa City, Cherie (Ken) Ferguson, Spirit Lake, Luann Mehan, Milford, and Maureen (Ken) Butcher, Ankeny; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; along with many nephews, other relatives and friends.
Cleo is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.
The family would like to thank the staff of Oakwood Care Center and Hospice of North Iowa for taking such wonderful care of Cleo.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428; www.colonialchapels.com; 641-357-2193.
Published in Globe Gazette from December 18 to December 19, 2011
Clear Lake - Cleo Elizabeth Cookman, 92, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating.
Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The viewing for Cleo will be held from 5-7 p.m; a rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. and a scriptural wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Should friends desire, memorials may be directed to the Cleo E. Cookman Memorial.
Cleo Elizabeth Hurd was born April 8, 1919, in Superior, Wis., the daughter of Chester and Lula (Miller) Hurd. She attended Central High School in Superior and graduated in 1936. She was a member of the Superior Figure Skating Club and performed solos as an amateur in ice shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Cleo attended college at La Crosse State Teachers College, now University of Wisconsin at La Crosse; and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree. She taught girls physical education at Monroe Junior High in Mason City from Nov. 12, 1940, until January 1948. She also taught in Clear Lake, 1957-1958.
Cleo was united in marriage to Walter Cookman on June 14, 1947, in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, Wis. She assisted her husband in their dry cleaning business, Lustre Cleaners, and in their Mobile Pillow Cleaning Service.
Cleo's hobbies included swimming, playing tennis, gardening, sewing and playing cards. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and a former member of Beta Sigma Phi. She volunteered at the Village Store in Clear Lake and loved her work.
Cleo was a loving mother and is survived by her four daughters: Janaan (Ed) McGinness, Iowa City, Cherie (Ken) Ferguson, Spirit Lake, Luann Mehan, Milford, and Maureen (Ken) Butcher, Ankeny; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; along with many nephews, other relatives and friends.
Cleo is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.
The family would like to thank the staff of Oakwood Care Center and Hospice of North Iowa for taking such wonderful care of Cleo.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428; www.colonialchapels.com; 641-357-2193.
Published in Globe Gazette from December 18 to December 19, 2011
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating.
Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The viewing for Cleo will be held from 5-7 p.m; a rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. and a scriptural wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Should friends desire, memorials may be directed to the Cleo E. Cookman Memorial.
Cleo Elizabeth Hurd was born April 8, 1919, in Superior, Wis., the daughter of Chester and Lula (Miller) Hurd. She attended Central High School in Superior and graduated in 1936. She was a member of the Superior Figure Skating Club and performed solos as an amateur in ice shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Cleo attended college at La Crosse State Teachers College, now University of Wisconsin at La Crosse; and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree. She taught girls physical education at Monroe Junior High in Mason City from Nov. 12, 1940, until January 1948. She also taught in Clear Lake, 1957-1958.
Cleo was united in marriage to Walter Cookman on June 14, 1947, in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, Wis. She assisted her husband in their dry cleaning business, Lustre Cleaners, and in their Mobile Pillow Cleaning Service.
Cleo's hobbies included swimming, playing tennis, gardening, sewing and playing cards. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and a former member of Beta Sigma Phi. She volunteered at the Village Store in Clear Lake and loved her work.
Cleo was a loving mother and is survived by her four daughters: Janaan (Ed) McGinness, Iowa City, Cherie (Ken) Ferguson, Spirit Lake, Luann Mehan, Milford, and Maureen (Ken) Butcher, Ankeny; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; along with many nephews, other relatives and friends.
Cleo is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.
The family would like to thank the staff of Oakwood Care Center and Hospice of North Iowa for taking such wonderful care of Cleo.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428; www.colonialchapels.com; 641-357-2193.
Published in Globe Gazette from December 18 to December 19, 2011
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