Gifford Cook Jr. ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Name: Jr Gifford Cook
Also Known As: Gifford Cook
2nd Also Known As Name: Gifford Jr Cook
Residence Date: 01 Feb 2002
Residence Place: Cambria, Wisconsin, United States
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1923
Address: 7456 N7456 State
Address Continued: Cambria, Wisconsin 53923
Address Date: 01 Feb 2002
2nd Address: N7456 State Road 146
2nd Address Continued: Cambria, Wisconsin 53923
2nd Address Date: 01 Apr 1996-01 Sep 2000
3rd Address: 203 S Madison St
3rd Address Continued: Cambria, Wisconsin 53923
3rd Address Date: 01 May 1985
Record Number: 198529911

Citing this Record:
"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KBCH-CRF : accessed 5 December 2014), Jr Gifford Cook, Residence, Cambria, Wisconsin, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Gifford Cook
Given Name: Gifford
Surname: Cook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Jan 2004
Event Place: Columbus, Columbia, Wisconsin
Event Place (Original): Columbus, Columbia, Wisconsin
Age: 81
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1923

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPYB-RWT : 4 December 2020), Gifford Cook, 28 Jan 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wyocena Township, Columbia County, WI on 6 May 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, Roll 2565, District 0036, Household 123
Wyocena Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned
Gifford Cook Jr..Son..6..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Wyocena Township, Columbia County, WI on 25 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 8A, Roll 4466, District 11-36, Family 136
Wyocena Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, $1500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Gifford Cook..Son..16..WI..11th grade
(Living with parents.)
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• His obituary was published in the Portage Daily Register on 29 January 2004 in Portage, WI.

⁴ Gifford Cook, age 80, formerly of Cambria, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, at Waupun Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services for Gifford will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, from the First Presbyterian Church, Cambria, with Pastor Kristine Frederich officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in Marcellon Cemetery, Town of Marcellon.

Gifford was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Pardeeville, the son of Gifford and Mariam (Schult) Cook. He was a 1940 graduate of Pardeeville High School. On Nov. 6, 1948 he was united into marriage to Hazel Horton. They lived in the Pardeeville area until 1952 when they moved to the Cambria area. Gifford was employed at National Rivet in Waupun until retiring in 1979. In the year of 2000 he moved to the Barrett House in Markesan where he has resided since. Gifford will be remembered for his bicycle repair shop which he ran out of his home for many years, his kind way with words, his love of children and his good conversations. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cambria and was a church trustee.

He will be sadly missed and mourned by his children, Janet (Fred) Hoehne, JoAnn Krueger, Mariam (James) Kelsh, all of Columbus, Michael (Jean) Cook of Kohler; nine grandchildren, Debra Brace, Theresa Leto, Claudine (Dale) Abegglen, Brian (Bridget) Krueger, Karyn Krueger, Benjamin and Elizabeth Kelsg, Markus and John Cook; five great-grandchildren, Nicole and Damonm Leto, Makala Krueger, Domonic and Megan Krueger; one sister-in-law, Berlaa Myhre of Beaver Dam; one brother-in-law, Stanley Bush of Montello; a special friend, Darlene Ferge of Markesan; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Hazel on March 17, 1996, one sister, Elaine Lytle and one grandson, David Krueger.

Relatives and friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of services, Saturday morning, at the church.

A special thank you to Barb and Tom Reif and the staff at the Barrett House in Markesan for the wonderful loving care they gave to dad while his was a resident there.

The Kratz Smedema Funeral Home in Cambria is assisting the family.

(Source: Portage Daily Register, Portage, WI, 29 Jan 2004)
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• He was buried on 31 January 2004 in the Marcellon Cemetery in Pardeeville, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #29425593
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Gifford married Hazel J. Horton on 6 November 1948. (Hazel J. Horton was born on 7 March 1928,⁵ died on 17 March 1996 ⁵ and was buried after 17 March 1996 in Marcellon Cemetery, Pardeeville, WI ⁵.)