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Etta COOKE

June 26, 2009

COOKE Etta Cooke passed away peacefully on March 5, 2009 at the age of 92. Pre-deceased by her son-in-law, Dale Henry, she is survived by her son, Robert (Helen) Cooke , daughter Margaret Henry, grandson, Chris Henry, granddaughter, Lisa (Brian) Miller, & four great grandsons; Travis, Shane, Kyle, and Dale.Etta was a career oriented woman who spent the last 26 years of her working life in Classified advertising with The Province Newspaper. Etta retired in 1981 and moved from North Vancouver to "The Fir Crest" in Burnaby, where she lived for the past 28 years. Etta was always impeccably dressed, enjoyed her vacations to Hawaii and loved sharing anecdotes of her life in sales covering a territory from West Vancouver to Mission in her shiny little VW Bug. A memorial service was held on Friday, March 13, 2009 from the Burquitlam Funeral Home, Coquitlam, B.C. Interment service will be held on June 29, 2009 at 2:30 PM at the Diamond Valley Cemetery, (south of Eckville to Hwy 11, one mile east, south four miles on 766, one mile east). If friends desire memorial contributions may be made to the MS Society, #105, 4807-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB. T4N 4A5. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to: wfch@telusplanet.net (subject-Cooke) WILSON'S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe & Rimbey in charge of the arrangements. 403-782-3366 403-843-3388