COOK
May 18, 1938 July 3, 2025
Patricia Jean Cook, passed gracefully into eternal peace, surrounded by family, on July 3, 2025, in Boerne, Texas.
Born on May 18, 1938, in Chanute, Kansas, Patricia was the cherished daughter of Richard and Ellen Friederich Keenan. Raised among her large, tight-knit family, Patty Jean cultivated values of devotion, generosity, grit, determination, kindness, and unwavering forgiveness — traits she carried throughout her life and which defined her deeply loving spirit.
In November 1960, Patricia married her soulmate and dance partner, Leonard Benjamin (L.B.) Cook. Together they built a beautiful life of adventure lasting many decades. Their marriage exemplified true partnership and inspired everyone who witnessed their love story.
Patricia was a proud and nurturing mother whose steadfast love and support guided her children through all life’s joys and challenges. Both Patricia and L.B. were proud to raise their children in a faith-filled home, and gave their daughters a Catholic education at St. Therese and St. Pius X.
Patricia was a dedicated nurse and devoted many years in the recovery room, labor and delivery and as head nurse of a retirement home.
Beyond her career and family, Patricia embraced life fully through her passions: reading, puzzles, fishing, family reunions, camping, casinos and bingo nights, home cooked meals and attending theatrical productions and concerts, especially a Jimmy Buffet show.
She is preceded in death by her husband Leonard, infant son John Patrick, parents Richard and Ellen, brother Billy Richard, and sister Judy. Patricia is survived by her children Christina (Kirk) Williams, Kansas City, Missouri; Deborah (Jacob Hart) Florence, Pocatello, Idaho; Loretta Cook, Lawrence, Kansas; Mary (Jon) Whitaker, Boerne, Texas; and Sarah (Jeremy) Haynes, Brisbane, Australia; grandchildren Alexandria, Brittany, Emily, Elizabeth, Rose, Benjamin and Eli; great-grandchildren Aulani, Aina, Skylar, Eleanor and Summer; siblings Thelma Ann, Donna, Sherry, Denise, James and Kevin; along with countless friends, family and loved ones who now cherish her memory and treasure her incredible legacy.
A memorial service will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute, Kansas, Saturday, July 19 at 3 p.m. with a luncheon to follow.
Thank you to Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home for final arrangements and Nurse Jessie of Crest Hospice for her loving care.
—PAID OBITUARY —
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