Robert E. Cook

July 17, 1925 - Aug. 13, 2014

SOUTH BEND - Bob Cook, 89, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2014, in Apple Valley, MN. Bob was born in Chicago, IL, and raised in South Bend, IN.

He was preceded in death by Dona, his wife of 60 years.

Bob served in the Army in WW II, receiving the Purple Heart during his service. He obtained his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame University and was a lifelong Notre Dame football fan. In 1954, he moved his young family to Southern California where he worked in the aerospace industry until he retired.

Bob is survived by his sister, Mary Flowers of South Bend, and his five children: John Cook and wife Connie, Jan Crazier, Jill Cook, Jim Cook and wife Tammy, and Julie Marshall and husband Glenn. Bob is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Bob will be interred with Dona at the Fort Snelling National Veterans Cemetery in St. Paul, MN, on August 22, 2014

Article from 17 Aug 2014 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

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