Gladys Beatrice Cook

Gladys Beatrice Cook, wife, mother and philosopher, died February 7, 2006 at 93 from old age. She was ready to meet her Lord and He saw fit to reward her love and faithfulness with a kind and peaceful death.Gladys was the youngest daughter of Herman and Christine (Kessler) Heimke. She was born on a farm in Oconto County, Wisconsin, on October 20, 1912. When she was five years old, she moved with her mother to Kaukauna, WI. She graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1930. She was a salutatorian of her high school class.She wanted to be a nurse and was accepted to nursing school in Denver, but family circumstances called her to stay at home to assist with the care of her father who was in ill health.A few years later, she graduated from the Springate Business School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Following her graduation she worked for the Shaler Company in Waupun, Wisconsin. There she met a young teacher, Berns W. Cook. On August 30, 1938 they were married in Omro, Wisconsin and moved to Oshkosh in 1939. In 1945 they bought a home in Oshkosh and lived at that home until 2003.After raising their family of four children, Gladys worked in the offices of the Oshkosh City Hall and the Fox Valley Technical Institute. Following their retirement Berns and Gladys enjoyed their life of camping and traveling throughout the entire United States. They finally settled into becoming winter Texans in the Rio Grande Valley, always returning to their Oshkosh home when the snow melted.As old age crept into her life, she spent the last few years with her husband, in residence at Gabriels Villa Assisted Living Residence. Gladys was a 60 year member of Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church and a member of their Ladies Guild.Gladys was preceded in death by her three sisters, Luella Heimke, Irene Krueger and Blanche Borchardt. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Berns, and their four children: Daniel, Tacoma, WA; Timothy (Cathy), Butte Des Mortes; Thomas (Mary), Oshkosh; and Lois (John) DAleo, Pullman, WA. She is also survived by her eight grandchildren: Stephanie Cook Arnold; David Cook; Carrie Nolde; Craig Cook; Mathew and Aaron Cook; Giana and Raina DAleo; and by four great grandchildren. Ruth Rammer of Neenah, WI, her childhood friend and Maid of Honor, also survives her.We want to thank our mother for all she thought, said, and did for her family. She had an incredible breadth and depth of wisdom, spirit, courage and inner strength. She openly shared those gifts with her family and for that we are grateful. In the last few years she was physically limited by her infirmities; nevertheless those attributes continued to be displayed daily in her life until the end. She was and inspiration to us all to live the God fearing life.Services for Gladys will be held at Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, February 12th at 2:30 p.m. Visitation will be at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church. A brief entombment service will be held on Monday morning, February 13, 2006.

Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church



1526 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh
WI
54901

Sunday, February 12, 2006
1:00 p.m. to the service time



Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church



1526 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh
WI
54901

Sunday, February 12, 2006
2:30 p.m.



Lake View Memorial Park



2786 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh
WI
54901