Don Lee Cook of Spokane, Washington passed away peacefully on September 12, 2018. He was 88 years old. Don was born on January 12, 1930 to Ernest Martin Cook & Bessie A. (Buell) Cook, of Nine Mile Falls, WA. He was preceded by his parents and his Rowland and Cook half-siblings. Don grew up on Four Mound Prairie in the Seven Mile area. He and his mother later moved to Spokane where he graduated from North Central High School in 1948. He worked for nearly 40 years as a Cameraman in the printing business. He started out at C.W. Hill Printing and later worked for The Spokane Valley Herald.

He enjoyed camping, gardening, and going to the casino with his wife. He had a love for hot rods & classic cars. He had a great sense of humor and was adored by everyone that met him.

A "Celebration of Life" and reception was held on Saturday, 29 September 2018 at Hennessey Funeral Home in Spokane with his stated final resting place as Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane.

Don is survived by his 2nd wife, one daughter, three sons and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. End.

[Edit note: Excerpts taken from obituary, living persons names have been withheld to protect their privacy. If you are a direct descendant please contact this contributor if you would like any changes made or help with your Kuck/Cook Family History. ]
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Kück/Cook Family Lineage:
Grandparents: Henry Luther Kuck (1844/45-1912) & Caroline Wilhelmina (Geist), Kuck.
Great-grandparents: Johann Kück & Anna Adelheid Gerken.
Henry Adam Geist & Bertha "Amelia" (Fricke), Geist
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Maternal Buell Family Lineage:
Maternal Grandparents: James Hiram Buell (1853-1919) and wife Cynthia Bell (Adams), Buell, daughter of Charles Francis Adams and Martha Woody. James Buell's parents were George Dunlevy Buell and Hester Ann (Thorn), Buell. On his mother's side, Don was preceded in death by half-brothers Lloyd, Fred, Ray and Gordon Rowland, not all linked below. Forgive the brevity here of records regarding Don's Buell lineage as this contributor is not a Buell descendant and not as well versed. The burial places of some of his Rowland half-siblings are unknown and thus not linked below.
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Regarding Cook Family Photo: Circa 1939 Spokane. Don is boy in center with hat. From Left: Unidentified older male; toddler Sherill June Cook; bottom kneeling is Anna (Kuck), Keil; top back row holding toddler is Don's 1st cousin Robert Fredrick Cook; in front of him is his wife Goldie June (Reeves), Cook; next to her is her sister in-law Katherine Jeanette (Cook) Hart; behind her is her husband Burgess L. Hart; next to him peering out is Anna's husband William Keil of Latah, WA; in front center looking sideways is Don's uncle John George Kuck of Redwood Falls while apparently visiting Spokane; right of him in back row smiling is Don's mother Bessie (Buell), Cook; in front right of Bessie is baby perhaps Ruby, daugh. of Robert & Goldie, but c/b one of Katherine Cook Hart's children; holding the baby is Nellie (Campbell), Cook, wife of Frederick William Kuck/Cook; lastly on far right is an unidentified woman who could be Bessie Buell's sister or more likely Don's father Ernest Cook's sister May (Cook), Crosby of whom Don mentioned knowing from a large family gathering when he was a boy. The woman looks somewhat like younger photos of her sister Maude (Kuck), Maillie.