Robert Edward Cook
January 5, 1948 — August 3, 2014
Robert (Bob) Cook, 66, of Marion, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014, after fighting a twenty year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Memorial Service: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. A private family inurnment will be held at Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca (Becki); children, Trevor (Keri) Cook of Adrian, Michigan and Samantha (Mike) Langfald of Marion, Iowa; five grandchildren, Kaylee, Kianna, and Trace Cook, and Bryker and Bruxen Langfald; a sister, MaDonna (Frank) Markle of Grimes, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Ruth Cook of Rockford, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law; and two brothers, Lyle and Merrill.
Bob was born January 5, 1948, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of John H. and Esther L. (Fletcher) Cook. He grew up in Rockford, Iowa, and settled in Marion in 1966. He married Becki Schmitz on June 6, 1970, in Marion. Bob served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a squad leader in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
Bob worked for Linn Co-Op as an Office Manager. He later traveled Eastern Iowa and Missouri selling agricultural equipment and worked for Ar-Jay Building Products as a Controller until his retirement.
Bob will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Memorials may be directed to: Hospice of Mercy or The Salvation Army.
Please share a memory of Bob at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca (Becki); children, Trevor (Keri) Cook of Adrian, Michigan and Samantha (Mike) Langfald of Marion, Iowa; five grandchildren, Kaylee, Kianna, and Trace Cook, and Bryker and Bruxen Langfald; a sister, MaDonna (Frank) Markle of Grimes, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Ruth Cook of Rockford, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law; and two brothers, Lyle and Merrill.
Bob was born January 5, 1948, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of John H. and Esther L. (Fletcher) Cook. He grew up in Rockford, Iowa, and settled in Marion in 1966. He married Becki Schmitz on June 6, 1970, in Marion. Bob served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a squad leader in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
Bob worked for Linn Co-Op as an Office Manager. He later traveled Eastern Iowa and Missouri selling agricultural equipment and worked for Ar-Jay Building Products as a Controller until his retirement.
Bob will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Memorials may be directed to: Hospice of Mercy or The Salvation Army.
Please share a memory of Bob at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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