Kathryn “Kathy” Marie Cook
August 18, 1943 – November 26, 2023
Kathryn M. (Kathy) Schnoor was born in Wayne, Nebraska on August 18, 1943, to Melvin I. and Vera M. (Andersen) Schnoor. She married Donald D. (Don) Cook on June 26, 1966, in Norfolk, Nebraska. Don and Kathy were blessed with two daughters, Amy Cook, Omaha, and Rebecca (Becky) Case of Lincoln, as well as son-in-law Michael Case; grandchildren, Logan (MaKenna) Case, Zach (McKenna Lauenroth) Case, Haley (Caleb Duncan) Case; and great granddaughter, Sophia Kate Case all of Lincoln.
Along with being a wife, grandmother, and homemaker, Kathy was a much loved and respected Lutheran Day School teacher for 25 years and spent most of her professional years at Christ Lutheran School in Norfolk, NE. She received a bachelor’s degree at Concordia University (Formerly Concordia Teachers College) Seward, NE. Don and Kathy lived in Norfolk, Ainsworth, Malcolm, and Lincoln. Kathy retired from teaching in 2001.
Kathy was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln where she was active in Circles of Faith and LWML. During her retirement, she was a dedicated volunteer with Orphan Grain Train and as a mentor for international students at UNL Lutheran Student Chapel.
Those who knew Kathy, know her spirit will stay with her loved ones forever.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Christ Lutheran School Foundation in Norfolk, Lutheran High Northeast in Norfolk, Seward Concordia Guild Scholarship Fund or Cure Alzheimer’s Fund.
Services to be held 10:30 AM, Friday, December 1, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church and burial at Fairview Cemetery. All locations in Lincoln.
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