FARMINGTON – Edith Louise Cook LPN, “Cookie,” 85, entered peacefully into eternal rest with her Savior and Lord Saturday evening, Nov. 25, 2006, at Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Living Center, Farmington, from complications of a stroke. She was born Dec. 1, 1920, in Carmel, the eldest and only daughter of the late Roscoe and G. Pearl (Maloon) Cook. She was raised in Shirley and graduated from Greenville High School. She was employed at Spencer Bay Camps, Greenville; was a housekeeper for Dr. and Mrs. Nickerson; and was a waitress for five years at the Puritan Restaurant, Jackman, with Henry and Verne Duquette as proprietors. At the age of 40, she graduated from the Maine School of Practical Nursing. She was employed at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington; and Mid Maine Medical Center, Thayer and Seton Units, Waterville. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington and was a former member of the Maine Licensed Practical Nurse Association. She is survived by a brother, Everett and his wife, Susie, of Levant; a niece, Sheila Hill and her husband, John, of Wiscasset; a nephew, Eric Cook and his wife, Karen, of Portland; four great-nieces, one great-nephew; and her caregiver and longtime friend, Glennice Cottle and her son, Jeremiah, of Avon. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Roscoe “Rusty” Cook Jr. Family and friends are invited to call 11-noon Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington, where services will be held noon. A reception will be held after the service, hosted by the church fellowship. Burial will be at Detroit Cemetery, Route 220. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in her memory to either the Shirley Methodist Church or Trinity United Methodist Church, care of Glennice Cottle, 540 Rangeley Road, Avon, ME 04966. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington. Online condolences may be sent to wilesfuneralhomes@verizon.net
EDITH LOUISE COOK LPN
