Michael “Mike” Reed Cook, 70 of Bronson passed away
Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.
A funeral service will take place at 11:00 am Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Dutcher Funeral Home of Bronson with Pastor
Gregg Cole of Pleasant Hill Missionary Church officiating. Interment with
Military Honors by Bronson American Legion Post #259 will follow at Bronson
Cemetery.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Dutcher
Funeral Home from 2:00 – 8:00 pm.
Michael was born May 6, 1949 to Victor and Betty
(Kime) Cook in Sturgis. He graduated from Bronson High School in 1967 before
taking a year of classes at WMU. On May 15, 1968 he married Diana Herman, which
later ended in divorce. He proudly served his country in the US Army during Viet
Nam from 1970-72.
Mike spent many years working in the grocery and automotive
business before starting his own company MiRatsCo in 1993 until retirement in
2003. He married Susan Schaeffer on September 10, 1993 in Sturgis.
Mike currently attended Pleasant Hill Missionary
Church after going to St. Mary’s earlier in life. He was very involved with the
Bronson Exchange Club and Jaycee’s. Mike was a little league coach for many
years, including coaching his children. He also enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and
John Wayne westerns.
Mike was an avid U of M football fan. His true joy in life was
spending time with his family, especially attending his grandchildren’s events.
Michael is survived by his wife Susan Cook; his
children Rhonda Noble and Douglas Cook; his brother James (Beth) Cook all of
Bronson; his grandchildren Collin Cook, Kaitlyn Noble, Braydon Cook, Brooke and
Mykal Kline; his nephew Ruhl Cook and his black lab Spoker-D.
He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Memorials may be directed to the Bronson Athletic or
Band Boosters, or the Pleasant Hill Missionary Church.
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