Mildred M.L. Cook, 89, of Tomah died Friday, June 27, 2008, at the Tomah Healthcare Center.
She was born Sept. 26, 1918, to Otto and Lisset (Bindschaedel) Boeder in the town of Clifton. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Indian Creek, and attended the Dorset Ridge Country School.
She was united in marriage to Charles Cook on May 9, 1942, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death Aug. 3, 1982.
Together they farmed in the town of Clifton until 1972, when they sold their farm to their son Richard and moved to Tomah. Mildred worked as a seamstress for Kinder Manufacturing until her retirement. She loved to sew and enjoyed reading. She was a faithful member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Bonnie (Dale) Ludeking of Camp Douglas, Lavonne (Bill) Spiers of Tomah and Mary Lou (Marty) Rost of Mankato, Minn.; two sons, Richard (JoAnn) Cook of Hustler and Laverne (Ozlem) Cook of Ankara, Turkey; 12 grandchildren, Craig (Kate) Spiers of Tomah, Chris Spiers of Horicon, Wis., Dawn (Michael) Pryzby of Springfield, Va., Aaron (Renee) Cook of Maryland, Ishik Cook of Ankara, Turkey, Amy Rost of Lebanon, N.H., Matthew Rost of Ocala, Fla., Robyn Rost of White River Junction, Vt., Tina (Jason) Brandvig of Tomah, Todd (Rhonda) Cook of Camp Douglas, Lorri Cook of Sheboygan, Wis., and Melinda Cook of Tomah; nine great-grandchildren, Alexis and Jacob Spiers, Cole Pryzby, Statler and Emmalyn Brandvig, Sierra and Krista Cook, Dillon Cook-Stelter, and Aidan Koll; a sister-in-law, Inez Boeder of Tomah; three brothers-in-law, Rudolph (Elaine) Cook of Milwaukee, Floyd (Lois) Cook of Tomah, and Alvin (Ruth) Cook of Clifton; and other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Ronald; her parents; two brothers, Marvin and Norbert Boeder; and many brothers- and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services were Wednesday, July 2, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. Pastor Donald R. Buch officiated. Burial was in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. The Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau St., Tomah, assisted the family with arrangements.
