The Life of RALPH EDGAR COOK
Ralph E. Cook, 90 of Des Moines died Friday, February 20, 2004 at Taylor House. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home.
Ralph was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Company Implement Division. He was a navy veteran of WWII and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of UAW Local 991 Ford Retirees and Grandview Park Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Ruth. He is survived by a son, Mark (Sandi) Cook; daughters, Carole Cook, Linda (Bill) Mitchell, Marianne (Dan) Passick all of Des Moines and Sharon (Steve) Carlson of Hinsdale, IL; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. Monday before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Taylor House or Grandview Park Baptist Church.