Ella Irene Cook
Ella Irene Cook, 74, Silver Lake, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Oct. 10, 1943, in Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio to Henry and Nannie (Huffman) Graybill.
On July 6, 1968 she married Melvin Cook. He passed away March 17, 2012. She was a homemaker and had previously worked at Manchester University, North Manchester and National Trail School, New Paris, Ohio, as a cook.
She was a member of Eel River Old German Baptist Brethren Church, Silver Lake.
She is survived by daughters: Michaela (Arlen) Bower, Keota, Iowa; Dorinda (Jesse) Bowman, Rocky Mount, Va.; and Jenny (Randy) Moore, Silver Lake; sisters: Martha (John) Frances, Greenville, Ohio; and Lois (Roger) VanAusdal, Hillsboro, Ohio; foster sister, Margaret “Ann” Earnest, Kettering, Ohio; and 19 grandchildren.
Two brothers, Carl and Charles Graybill, and three sisters, Shirley Wrightsman, Alice Huffman and Olive Tatum, are deceased.
Family and friends may call from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m., Monday, April 9, at Eel River Old German Baptist Brethren Church, Packerton Road and County Road 1200 South, Silver Lake and 3-5 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, at Prices Creek Old German Baptist Brethren Church, three miles south of Eldorado, Ohio on State Route 726. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, at Prices Creek Old German Baptist Brethren Church, three miles south of Eldorado, Ohio on State Route 726. Home Brethren will officiate. Burial will be in Prices Creek Old German Baptist Brethren Cemetery, Eldorado, Ohio.
For those who wish to honor the memory of Ella Irene Cook, memorial contributions may be made to assist the family with final expenses c/o McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN 46962.