Betty Cook
POLSON — After struggling with health issues, Betty Cook, 86, of Polson, peacefully passed away in her sleep on the morning of Sept. 28, at the Polson Health Rehabilitation Center.
Betty was born on May 15, 1925, to Colonel Charles Clifton Agar and Dorothy Thompson Agar in Holden, Mass. She had a great childhood growing up with her three brothers in the Albany, N.Y. area. She met and married William “Bill” Cook on June 18, 1949. They had two children, Ken and Karen. She moved around the Mid-west and Eastern United States with her family as Bill was a marketing sales rep. for several communications companies. In June of 1973, she moved to Melbourne, Fla., where, while homemaking, she started to get involved in a variety of community functions. During her 32 years in Florida, Betty donated several thousand hours to the local hospital auxiliary and the Brevard County School District. She was also very active in many committees at the local Methodist Church. She worked at the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, greeting residents and visitors with her great smile and positive attitude.
In December of 2005, Betty and Bill moved out to be closer to their daughter and son-in-law. Shortly after arriving out west, Betty integrated herself into the community of Polson. She was active with the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, donated hours to volunteer at the Country Store thrift shop, the WIC office and had many hours on a variety of projects with RSVP volunteers. She was much loved by family and the many friends that she had both in Polson and in Florida. Even after her health issues forced her to give up the many things she loved to do, she always had a smile to give the caring staff at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, brother Chuck Agar, brother Jim Agar, and sister-in-law Chris Agar. She is survived by her husband, Bill Cook, brother and sister-in-law Richard and Gertie Agar, sister-in-law Gene Agar, daughter and son-in-law Karen and Mike Sargeant, son and daughter-in-law Ken and Robin Cook, three grandsons Philip, Nathan, and Adam, granddaughter-in-law Heather and great-grandson, Teagen. She is also survived by several cousins and many beloved nieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews.
Betty will be missed by all who experienced her smile, laugh, and her “get-it-done” attitude. Betty’s memorial service will be held on Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. at the Polson United Methodist Church. Come and celebrate her life that she intertwined with us.
Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. The staff of Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, considers it a privilege to care for Betty’s family.
