Wilma 'Bunny' J. Cook, 72
SLAUGHTER BEACH - Wilma "Bunny" J. Cook, 72, of Slaughter Beach, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. She was born on May 19, 1937, in Somerville, Ohio, to the late John and Mary Gardner Parker. Bunny grew up in Ohio and Tennessee and comes from a large family. She was a private nurse until she married and then was an amazing homemaker and the best Mom anyone could ever hope to have. She loved to can her own fruits, vegetables, jellies and jams. She cooked incredible meals and the greatest chocolate cake around. She had a big heart and an outrageous sense of humor. Bunny was a member of the Cedar Neck Church. She is loved and will be missed by all whose lives she touched. She was preceded in death by her sister, Janet Cope; brother-in-law, James Cook; and father-in-law, Woodrow Brusewitz. She is survived by husband, Gene Cook of Slaughter Beach; daughter and her husband, Susan "Kissy" and Stephen Lee; son, Rob Cook; sisters, Laura and husband Virg Schaeffer, Linda and husband Billy Hogg, and Helen Parker-Bragg; brother-in-law, Charlie Cope; brothers, Mack and wife Pat Parker, and Dick and wife Joyce Parker; mother-in-law, Lura Mae Brusewitz; brother-in-law and his wife, Jerry and Phyllis Cook; sister-in-law, Shirley Perez; sister-in-law and her husband, Nan and Ralph Miller; brother-in-law and his wife, Don and Linda Linder; daughters of the heart, Karen Waddingham and Su Chafin; granddog, Cassidy Rae Lee; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends whom she loved dearly. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 6, at Cedar Neck Church (Route 36 on the way to Slaughter Beach) in Slaughter Beach, with Pastor Steve Peterman officiating. Family and friends will gather together following services for a celebration of her life at the Slaughter Beach Memorial Volunteer Fire Company, 357 Bay Avenue, Slaughter Beach. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The family requests, that memorial contributions be given to Delaware Hospice Inc., 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. Letters of condolences may be sent to
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