Norma Cook

Norma Marie Cook, age 94, of Menomonie, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, December 7, 2013 at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie.

The former Norma Marie Boerner was born on March 18, 1919 in the Town of Menomonie, Dunn County, WI to Hugo and Mary (Werner) Boerner. She was raised in the Town of Menomonie and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1936.

On Sept. 28, 1940, Norma married Edmund "Eddie" Cook at St. Paul's Lutheran Parsonage in Menomonie. Together they farmed for 48 years in the Town of Red Cedar.

Norma is survived by a son, Wayne Cook; a daughter Barbara Cook; brother Joe (Donna) Boerner; sister-in-law Dorothy Ashley; brother-in-law Jack Cook; as well as many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Edmund; an infant sister Verna; sisters and brothers, Emil (Georgia) Boerner, Martha (Henry) Cook, Irma (Herb) Gerth, Albert and Milton Boerner; also brothers-in –law and sister-in-law, Gertrude (Lester) Puhl, Evelyn (Howard) Killian, Dorothy (Paul) Trinko and Alice Cook.

Norma's family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of The Neighbors of Dunn County (D.C.H.C.C.) for the outstanding care she received the last four years of her life.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Menomonie with Pastor Brett Voigt officiating. Burial will take place in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Brook Township, Dunn County. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.