Bernard William Cook, 76, Van Buren, passed away Monday, Jan.9 in Fort Wayne.
He was born Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Grant county, and married Nancy E. Welsh Sunday June 19, 1960 in Van Buren.
Mr. Cook was a 1958 graduate of Van Buren High School, and retired from Ameritech in 1994 after 25 years.
He was a member of the Van Buren Methodist church and held many different positions at the church.
Mr. Cook enjoyed being outdoors camping, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield Society and liked watching NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife, Van Buren, son, Matthew (Colleen), Fishers; daughters Deborah (Keith) Spaulding, Fairmount, and Kelly Ann Herring, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and brothers Phillip (Connie), Lady Lake, FL., and Byron (Judy), Marion.
He was preceded in death by a son, John William.
Services were Monday, Jan. 16 at Van Buren Methodist church with pastor Cindy Osgood officiating.
Interment was in Marion.
The NEWS-SUN January 18, 2017
He was born Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Grant county, and married Nancy E. Welsh Sunday June 19, 1960 in Van Buren.
Mr. Cook was a 1958 graduate of Van Buren High School, and retired from Ameritech in 1994 after 25 years.
He was a member of the Van Buren Methodist church and held many different positions at the church.
Mr. Cook enjoyed being outdoors camping, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield Society and liked watching NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife, Van Buren, son, Matthew (Colleen), Fishers; daughters Deborah (Keith) Spaulding, Fairmount, and Kelly Ann Herring, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and brothers Phillip (Connie), Lady Lake, FL., and Byron (Judy), Marion.
He was preceded in death by a son, John William.
Services were Monday, Jan. 16 at Van Buren Methodist church with pastor Cindy Osgood officiating.
Interment was in Marion.
The NEWS-SUN January 18, 2017
Bernard William Cook, 76, Van Buren, passed away Monday, Jan.9 in Fort Wayne.
He was born Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Grant county, and married Nancy E. Welsh Sunday June 19, 1960 in Van Buren.
Mr. Cook was a 1958 graduate of Van Buren High School, and retired from Ameritech in 1994 after 25 years.
He was a member of the Van Buren Methodist church and held many different positions at the church.
Mr. Cook enjoyed being outdoors camping, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield Society and liked watching NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife, Van Buren, son, Matthew (Colleen), Fishers; daughters Deborah (Keith) Spaulding, Fairmount, and Kelly Ann Herring, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and brothers Phillip (Connie), Lady Lake, FL., and Byron (Judy), Marion.
He was preceded in death by a son, John William.
Services were Monday, Jan. 16 at Van Buren Methodist church with pastor Cindy Osgood officiating.
Interment was in Marion.
The NEWS-SUN January 18, 2017
He was born Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Grant county, and married Nancy E. Welsh Sunday June 19, 1960 in Van Buren.
Mr. Cook was a 1958 graduate of Van Buren High School, and retired from Ameritech in 1994 after 25 years.
He was a member of the Van Buren Methodist church and held many different positions at the church.
Mr. Cook enjoyed being outdoors camping, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Mississinewa 1812 Battlefield Society and liked watching NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife, Van Buren, son, Matthew (Colleen), Fishers; daughters Deborah (Keith) Spaulding, Fairmount, and Kelly Ann Herring, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and brothers Phillip (Connie), Lady Lake, FL., and Byron (Judy), Marion.
He was preceded in death by a son, John William.
Services were Monday, Jan. 16 at Van Buren Methodist church with pastor Cindy Osgood officiating.
Interment was in Marion.
The NEWS-SUN January 18, 2017
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