Daily Tribune, September 15, 1936, Page 1 - George Cook Dies, Retired Lieutenant of Detroit Police - George Cook, age 74, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock in his home 728 North Washington avenue. A retired Detroit police lieutenant, he had resided there for the last fifteen years.
Born March 8, 1862, he was married at Owosso in 1886 to Lena Burke. He came immediately to Detroit where he served for 30 years in the police department before retiring in 1916 as a lieutenant. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Royal Oak. The Cooks, who have been residents of Royal Oak since 1921, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here last March 17.
Survivors are his wife, Lena Burke; four daughters, Mrs. William E. Moore, Mrs. Harold Deverson, Mrs. Joseph Sackett and Mrs. William Elkins, all of Royal Oak; four sons, George T., of Detroit, Howard J., of Grosse Pointe, Charles E. of Highland Park and Harold C., of Detroit, two brothers, Christopher of Owosso and John of Saginaw, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the J.H. Spiller chapel, 836 North Main Street.
Born March 8, 1862, he was married at Owosso in 1886 to Lena Burke. He came immediately to Detroit where he served for 30 years in the police department before retiring in 1916 as a lieutenant. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Royal Oak. The Cooks, who have been residents of Royal Oak since 1921, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here last March 17.
Survivors are his wife, Lena Burke; four daughters, Mrs. William E. Moore, Mrs. Harold Deverson, Mrs. Joseph Sackett and Mrs. William Elkins, all of Royal Oak; four sons, George T., of Detroit, Howard J., of Grosse Pointe, Charles E. of Highland Park and Harold C., of Detroit, two brothers, Christopher of Owosso and John of Saginaw, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the J.H. Spiller chapel, 836 North Main Street.
Daily Tribune, September 15, 1936, Page 1 - George Cook Dies, Retired Lieutenant of Detroit Police - George Cook, age 74, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock in his home 728 North Washington avenue. A retired Detroit police lieutenant, he had resided there for the last fifteen years.
Born March 8, 1862, he was married at Owosso in 1886 to Lena Burke. He came immediately to Detroit where he served for 30 years in the police department before retiring in 1916 as a lieutenant. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Royal Oak. The Cooks, who have been residents of Royal Oak since 1921, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here last March 17.
Survivors are his wife, Lena Burke; four daughters, Mrs. William E. Moore, Mrs. Harold Deverson, Mrs. Joseph Sackett and Mrs. William Elkins, all of Royal Oak; four sons, George T., of Detroit, Howard J., of Grosse Pointe, Charles E. of Highland Park and Harold C., of Detroit, two brothers, Christopher of Owosso and John of Saginaw, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the J.H. Spiller chapel, 836 North Main Street.
Born March 8, 1862, he was married at Owosso in 1886 to Lena Burke. He came immediately to Detroit where he served for 30 years in the police department before retiring in 1916 as a lieutenant. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Royal Oak. The Cooks, who have been residents of Royal Oak since 1921, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here last March 17.
Survivors are his wife, Lena Burke; four daughters, Mrs. William E. Moore, Mrs. Harold Deverson, Mrs. Joseph Sackett and Mrs. William Elkins, all of Royal Oak; four sons, George T., of Detroit, Howard J., of Grosse Pointe, Charles E. of Highland Park and Harold C., of Detroit, two brothers, Christopher of Owosso and John of Saginaw, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the J.H. Spiller chapel, 836 North Main Street.
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