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Alma Wealthy Zortman Cooke

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Birth	:	10 Oct 1892 Fremont County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Jan 1969 Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2233009, -95.9313965
Description	:	Alma Wealthy Zortman was born Oct. 10, 1892 to David Alvin Zortman and Amacetta Ann Button Zortman at Sidney, Iowa. Alma married Ivan Albert Cooke Nov. 23, 1910 at Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. They had 2 sons and one daughter. Alma Cooke died Jan. 31, 1969 at the age of 76 years. ============================================ Obituary from an unknown newspaper clipping: Man Dies Getting Help for Fatally Stricken Wife An elderly Smithland couple, Mr. And Mrs. Ivan Cooke, died within a short time of each other Friday morning after both were stricken. Mrs. Cooke, 76, suffered an apparent... Read More	Alma Wealthy Zortman was born Oct. 10, 1892 to David Alvin Zortman and Amacetta Ann Button Zortman at Sidney, Iowa. Alma married Ivan Albert Cooke Nov. 23, 1910 at Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. They had 2 sons and one daughter. Alma Cooke died Jan. 31, 1969 at the age of 76 years. ============================================ Obituary from an unknown newspaper clipping: Man Dies Getting Help for Fatally Stricken Wife An elderly Smithland couple, Mr. And Mrs. Ivan Cooke, died within a short time of each other Friday morning after both were stricken. Mrs. Cooke, 76, suffered an apparent stroke at their home at 7 a.m. Mr. Cooke, 82, went to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Gene Lewis, to get help and collapsed and died of a heart attack in the Lewis home. Joint funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Smithland. The Rev. Leonard Fugate will officiate. Burial will be in the Smithland Cemetery under direction of the Willman Funeral Home at Rodney, Iowa. Mr. Cooke was born April 27, 1886 at Kimball, S.D. and Mrs. Cooke, the former Alma Wealthy Zortman, was born Oct. 10, 1892 at Sidney, Iowa, They were married Nov. 23, 1910 at Onawa, Iowa. The couple lived in the Smithland area all their lives. He farmed and drove a school bus until 1932 when they moved into town. He was employed at the Post Office until his retirement. Survivors included a son, Leonard, of Sioux City, another son and 3 daughters, 15 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. Cooke is survived by one brother, Glenn of Vancouver. Wash. and Mrs. Cooke is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lena Babb of Sebastopol, Calif. The bodies were taken to the Willman Funeral Home at Rodney, Iowa. =========

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Alma Wealthy Zortman Cooke's memorial is located at: Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Alma Wealthy Zortman Cooke death?
Alma Wealthy Zortman Cooke death on 21 Jan 1969 in Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2233009
Longitude: -95.9313965

Family Members:

Parent

David Alvin Zortman

(1848 - 1918)

Amacetta Ann “Amasettie, Settie” Button Zortman

(1852 - 1938)

Spouse

Ivan Albert Cooke

(1886 - 1969)

Siblings

Dora Belle Zortman Boldra

(1875 - 1933)

Hattie Mae Zortman Boldra

(1884 - 1936)

Children

Mildred C Cooke McLarty

(1913 - 1990)

Leonard I. Cooke

(1919 - 1998)

Margie Evelyn Cooke Willson

(1922 - 2004)

Ronald D. Cooke

(1930 - 2019)

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