Janis K. Cook

Janis K. Cook

Janis K. Cook
July 3, 1946 – July 3, 2017
Guttenberg, Iowa | Age 71

Janis Kay Cook, 71, of Guttenberg, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at the Great River Care Center in McGregor, Iowa. She was born Wednesday, July 3, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Blanch Rose Kanselaar.

Janis graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the Class of 1964.

Following graduation, Janis worked at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids and she worked there until her retirement in 1999.

On June 6, 1977, Janis was united in marriage to Dennis Cook at St. Louis, Missouri.

Janis enjoyed traveling in their R.V., camping, fishing, riding her moped and golf cart, going to the casino, rock & roll music and her dog Spike.

She is survived by her husband of over 40 years, Dennis Cook of Guttenberg; her mom, Blanch Kanselaar of Oskaloosa; four sisters: Mildred Haines of Oskaloosa, Maryann Torres of Deighton, Massachusetts, Donna (& Don) Nord of Oskaloosa and Sue Flander of Oskaloosa; two brothers: Tom (& Pat) Kriz of Iowa City and John (& Meleia) Kanselaar of Oskaloosa; her mother-in-law, Dorothy Cook of Cedar Rapids; two sisters-in-law: Jean Steele of Oskaloosa and Alice (& Gary) Dundee of Cedar Rapids; a brother-in-law, James (& Terry) Cook of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father; two brothers, Clifford and Danny Kanselaar; a niece, Teresa Jean Kanselaar; and a brother-in-law, Clifford Haines.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 8, 2017, at 1 P.M. in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Reverend Derek Sellars officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery near Leighton.
Visitation will begin Saturday at 12 noon in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa and the family will be present from 12 P.M. until service time at 1 P.M. to greet friends and relatives.