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Ruth Madeline Cook 1927 – 2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1927

Birth Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 2020

Death Location: Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA

Father: Lawrence Cook

Mother: Adelaide Norgate

Spouse(s): Harry Bentz

Children(s): Harry Bentz

Ruth Madeline Cook was born in 1927 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA, the child of Lawrence Avery Cook and Adelaide Agnes Norgate. Ruth Madeline Cook married Harry Frank Bentz, and had children including Harry Frank Bentz. Ruth Madeline Cook passed away in 2020 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Madeline Cook was born in 1927 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA, the child of Lawrence Avery Cook and Adelaide Agnes Norgate.
  • Ruth Madeline Cook married Harry Frank Bentz, and had children including Harry Frank Bentz.
  • Ruth Madeline Cook passed away in 2020 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA.

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Ruth Cook's Ancestors

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Ruth Cook
1927 – 2020
Birth Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Parents
Lawrence Avery Cook
1898 – 1951
Emmet, Michigan, USA
Adelaide (Agnes) Norgate
1897 – 1999
Genesee, Michigan, United States
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Ruth Cook's Descendants

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Ruth (Madeline) Cook (31 Jul 1927 – 18 Oct 2020) m. Harry (Frank) Bentz (8 Aug 1925 – 16 Nov 2000)
  1. 1. Harry (Frank) Bentz (7 August 1947 – 22 January 2024)

Ruth Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1927
31 Jul 1927
Birth of Ruth Madeline Cook in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
2020
18 Oct 2020
Age 93
Death of Ruth Madeline Cook in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA
Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 2020
    Event Place: Neosho, Newton, Missouri, USA

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