Lou Ann Cook
Marriages
Robert “Bob” Cook - 1952
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 10C - March 12, 2023
Lou Ann Cook, 90, of
Grand Junction passed away
on March 2, 2023 after
challenges with Parkinson’s.
Lou Ann grew up in Astoria,
Oregon and attended La Sierra
College in California for a
year where she met Robert
“Bob” Cook. They married in
1952.
Bob and Lou Ann eventually settled in Beaverton,
Oregon for many years to raise their family of three
children, David, Bonnie, and Donna. They were very
active in the Beaverton Seventh-day Adventist church
there.
Most of Lou Ann’s career was as a secretary to a
group of engineers. However, in their 50’s, Bob and
Lou Ann took early semi-retirement. They sold their
house and began work in national parks for eight
years. They worked in several parks, but repeatedly
returned to favorites, Rocky Mountain and Organ Pipe
Cactus National Parks. They were also active in church
building projects.
Bob and Lou Ann moved to Grand Junction 22
years ago. They were involved in the Grand Junction
Seventh-day Adventist church and volunteered with
the Intermountain Adventist Academy. Active in
the outdoors for years, they enjoyed many hikes and
backpack trips in Colorado and Utah, so much so that
Lou Ann gained the nickname, “The Hiking Fool”.
Lou Ann is predeceased by parents, Lewis Lund and
Winnie Tucker; and son, David Cook. She is survived by
husband of 70 years, Bob Cook; daughter and husband,
Bonnie and Kevin Wasli; daughter, Donna Cook; and
cherished granddaughter, Kait Wasli.
Remembrance gifts may be directed to the Michael J.
Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
