Lela Blanche Cook, 90, of Ord died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center in Ord.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ord First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Cook was born Nov. 2, 1919, on the family farm in the Davis Creek area of Valley County to Louis and Minnie (Albers) Axthelm.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Cook, and an infant son, Nordean Cook.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Beverly Cook of Lincoln; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Vondell and Richard Meyer of Scotia, Shirley Baum of Lincoln and Nancy and Dick Freeling of Hastings; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; a sister and brother-in-law, Opal and John Hamer of Hastings; a brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Erma Axthelm of Washington; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Jo Axthem of Ord and Virginia Cook of Missouri.
She received her education at the Davis Creek Country School and graduated from Ord High School in 1937. Lela was united in marriage to Howard W. Cook on Nov. 22, 1938, at North Loup. The couple farmed together in Valley County until 1978, when they retired and moved into Ord. Mr. Cook passed away on April 10, 1983. Lela spent her entire life in Valley County and has made her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center since April of 2005.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to an Extension Club and the Senoir Classics. She enjoyed making quilts, embroidering, and baking bread and cinnamon rolls. She was passionate about music, and her children's musical talents.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Ernie Baum; a granddaughter-in-law, Cynthia Meyer; three brothers, Lloyd, Donald and Dale Axthelm and a sister, Leona Negley.
Memorials are suggested to the Ord First United Methodist Church or Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ord First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Cook was born Nov. 2, 1919, on the family farm in the Davis Creek area of Valley County to Louis and Minnie (Albers) Axthelm.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Cook, and an infant son, Nordean Cook.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Beverly Cook of Lincoln; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Vondell and Richard Meyer of Scotia, Shirley Baum of Lincoln and Nancy and Dick Freeling of Hastings; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; a sister and brother-in-law, Opal and John Hamer of Hastings; a brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Erma Axthelm of Washington; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Jo Axthem of Ord and Virginia Cook of Missouri.
She received her education at the Davis Creek Country School and graduated from Ord High School in 1937. Lela was united in marriage to Howard W. Cook on Nov. 22, 1938, at North Loup. The couple farmed together in Valley County until 1978, when they retired and moved into Ord. Mr. Cook passed away on April 10, 1983. Lela spent her entire life in Valley County and has made her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center since April of 2005.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to an Extension Club and the Senoir Classics. She enjoyed making quilts, embroidering, and baking bread and cinnamon rolls. She was passionate about music, and her children's musical talents.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Ernie Baum; a granddaughter-in-law, Cynthia Meyer; three brothers, Lloyd, Donald and Dale Axthelm and a sister, Leona Negley.
Memorials are suggested to the Ord First United Methodist Church or Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center.
Lela Blanche Cook, 90, of Ord died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center in Ord.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ord First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Cook was born Nov. 2, 1919, on the family farm in the Davis Creek area of Valley County to Louis and Minnie (Albers) Axthelm.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Cook, and an infant son, Nordean Cook.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Beverly Cook of Lincoln; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Vondell and Richard Meyer of Scotia, Shirley Baum of Lincoln and Nancy and Dick Freeling of Hastings; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; a sister and brother-in-law, Opal and John Hamer of Hastings; a brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Erma Axthelm of Washington; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Jo Axthem of Ord and Virginia Cook of Missouri.
She received her education at the Davis Creek Country School and graduated from Ord High School in 1937. Lela was united in marriage to Howard W. Cook on Nov. 22, 1938, at North Loup. The couple farmed together in Valley County until 1978, when they retired and moved into Ord. Mr. Cook passed away on April 10, 1983. Lela spent her entire life in Valley County and has made her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center since April of 2005.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to an Extension Club and the Senoir Classics. She enjoyed making quilts, embroidering, and baking bread and cinnamon rolls. She was passionate about music, and her children's musical talents.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Ernie Baum; a granddaughter-in-law, Cynthia Meyer; three brothers, Lloyd, Donald and Dale Axthelm and a sister, Leona Negley.
Memorials are suggested to the Ord First United Methodist Church or Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ord First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Cook was born Nov. 2, 1919, on the family farm in the Davis Creek area of Valley County to Louis and Minnie (Albers) Axthelm.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Cook, and an infant son, Nordean Cook.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Beverly Cook of Lincoln; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Vondell and Richard Meyer of Scotia, Shirley Baum of Lincoln and Nancy and Dick Freeling of Hastings; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; a sister and brother-in-law, Opal and John Hamer of Hastings; a brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Erma Axthelm of Washington; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Jo Axthem of Ord and Virginia Cook of Missouri.
She received her education at the Davis Creek Country School and graduated from Ord High School in 1937. Lela was united in marriage to Howard W. Cook on Nov. 22, 1938, at North Loup. The couple farmed together in Valley County until 1978, when they retired and moved into Ord. Mr. Cook passed away on April 10, 1983. Lela spent her entire life in Valley County and has made her home at Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center since April of 2005.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to an Extension Club and the Senoir Classics. She enjoyed making quilts, embroidering, and baking bread and cinnamon rolls. She was passionate about music, and her children's musical talents.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Ernie Baum; a granddaughter-in-law, Cynthia Meyer; three brothers, Lloyd, Donald and Dale Axthelm and a sister, Leona Negley.
Memorials are suggested to the Ord First United Methodist Church or Grandview Assisted and Independent Living Center.
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