United Township High School Class Of 1960

Obituaries

Rodney Cook

Rodney D. Cook, 63, of Moline, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center, Moline.

Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, and 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home with a Christian wake service at 4 p.m. Memorials can be made to American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association.

Rod was born Nov. 22, 1942, in Rock Island, son of Dewayne and Velma Anderson Cook. He married Barbara Jane Unferth Sept. 7, 1963, in Moline.

Mr. Cook was employed for 45 years at Kone Corp., Moline, last serving as a modernization supervisor.

Rod was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline. He enjoyed golfing and fishing and closely followed his grandchildren's activities. He was involved in slow-pitch softball for many years and was an avid Quad City Mallards fan.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara; sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Christine Cook, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Jon and Kimberly Cook, Moline; grandchildren, Aaron, Hailey and Trevor Cook and Jacob, Justin and Marissa Jourdan; sister, Dixie Aubrey, Statesboro, Ga.; brother, Thomas Cook, Davenport; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.deroofuneralhome.com.

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