Teddy J. Cook

Teddy J. Cook, 75, of Fot Dodge, Iowa, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Teddy Joe Cook was born on July 13, 1939, in Dexter, Mo., he was raised and educated in Dexter graduating from Dexter High School in 1958. He served in the National Guard and Army Reserve from 1955 to 1964. Teddy played minor league baseball and was even called up to try out with the St. Louis Cardinals.

On May 28, 1966, Teddy was united in marriage to Elizabeth "Betty" Wilson at Holy Rosary Church. The couple established their home in Fort Dodge. Teddy worked for U.P.S. for over 30 years retiring in 1996. He was a member of Holy Trinity Parish and a long time St. Louis Cardinal fan.

Survivors include his wife, Betty of Fort Dodge; daughters, Susan Cook of Fort Dodge, Judy Pauk and her husband Charles of Carrol, sons, Ed Cook (Andrea Swanstrom) of Fort Dodge, Jeff Cook and his wife Jenny of Fort Dodge, Pat Cook and his wife Tina of Des Moines, David Cook and his wife Emily of Fort Dodge; 16 grandchildren; brothers, Ronald Cook of Lees Summit and Dennis Cook of Atoka, Tenn; sister, Julie Mannes of NC; step-sisters, Gayla Bonner and Kimberly Wiggins both of Memphis, Tenn., and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Cook, his mother, Pauline Benton Thornton, brothers, James and Gene Cook, his granddaughter, Claire Dornath Cook, step-brothers, Michael and Timothy Cooksey.

Visitation was held Sunday, July 20, 2014, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with a Rosary at 3 p.m. and a Vigil service at 6 p.m. all at the funeral home.

Funeral services were held on Monday, July 21, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home Chapel and at 10: 30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment followed in the Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard.

The family suggests that any memorials be left to the discretion of the family.