Obit: Cook, Walter E. #3 (1888 - 1955)

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Surnames: Cook, Corornie

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10/20/1955

Cook, Walter E. #4 (21 DEC 1888 - 12 OCT 1955)

Funeral services for Assemblyman Walter E. Cook, 66, Unity (Clark Co., Wis.), who died Wednesday night, Oct. 12^th, 1955, at the Methodist Hospital in Madison where he underwent surgery on Monday, were held at the Unity Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. Harvey E. Schall officiating.  Interment was made in the Unity Cemetery.

A lifelong resident of Unity, Assemblyman Cook was serving his sixth term in office.  Her served three successive terms in the Assembly (1939 - 1945) and was re-elected in 1950, ’52 and ’54.

He was chairman of the Assembly’s Labor Committee and a member of its Agriculture Committee.

He was a former council member and school treasurer at Unity and was affiliated with the Unity Methodist Church.

Mr. Cook was born on a farm near Unity Dec. 21, 1888.  He received his education in village schools and owned and operated a farm for 17 years.  He was a farm and livestock auctioneer for 28 years, and also dealt in real estate.

Surviving Mr. Cook are his wife, twin daughters, Harriet, at home; Mrs. John (Dorothy) Crornie, Seattle, Wash.; one grandchild; two brothers, George F. cook, Unity, …. (the rest of my copy was cut off)