James Cooke Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Cooke of Hastings, Nebraska, who passed away at the age of 88, on September 5, 2020. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Cooke to show support.
He was predeceased by: his mother Jeanne Vernon; and his siblings, Lillian Nola, Dorothy Borgert, Jeannette Calabrese, Mary Oles, Charles, Howard and George Cooke.
He is survived by: his children, Paula Schaffner, James Cooke Jr., David Cooke, Rachel Florek and Ruth Nielsen; his wife Mary Jeanne Cooke; his sister Ruth Wessels; his children, Spouses, Saline, Kim Cooke, Myrtle Beach, Linda Cooke, Hastings, Mike Florek and Erik Nielsen; his grandchildren, Spouses, Rebecca Schaffner, Scott Brown (Watertown), Virginia (Cooke), Laura Brooke (Montpelier), Philip Cooke (Shelton), Captain David James Cooke, Geilenkirchen, Germany Thomas Cooke (Houston), Michael Florek, Al Cole (Roanoke), Dan Florek (Hastings), Sara (Florek), Chris Buckley (Omaha), Maggie Nielsen (Hastings), Lucy Nielsen (Hastings), Erika Nielsen (Hastings), Andrew Straaberg Finfrock, Stacy Finfrock (Boston) and Nate Finfrock; and his great grandchild Helen Finfrock.
Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church of Hastings, American Heart Association, or Hastings Area Habitat For Humanity.
