Irene W. Cook
June 9, 2017
GENEVA – Irene W. Cook, 91, of Geneva, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 in the Living Center North. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St. in Geneva, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017 in the funeral home. The Rev. Dr. Louis Jasper will officiate. Private burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery, DeWitt. Irene was born in Schenectady, New York and resided in Syracuse for several years before moving to Rochester and eventually to Geneva. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence Blount Whitehouse. She was a self-taught drafter and worked for GE in Syracuse for several years. She then graduated from Upstate Nursing School as a registered nurse and worked for Van Duyn Nursing Home until she retired. She is survived by her son, David Cook of Romulus and her sister-in-law Judith Cook of Raleigh, NC; three grandchildren: Scott Cook, Jaime Lassiter and Faith Anne Cook; three great-grandchildren: Hayley Cook-Thibeau, Eddie Lassiter, and Ruth Lassiter. She was predeceased by her son, Douglas Cook.
GENEVA – Irene W. Cook, 91, of Geneva, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 in the Living Center North. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St. in Geneva, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. Funeral... View Obituary & Service Information