1912 - 1981

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• Nickname	Les
  Birth	2 Mar 1912	Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jan 1981	Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Buried	20 Jan 1981	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin   [1]
  Person ID	I98591	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	25 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Harry L. HOOK, b. 25 Feb 1878, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin
  Mother	Ina Maude PRATT, b. May 1879, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F43029	Group Sheet
  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F43033	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Death Notices Hook, Leslie W. BROOKLYN -- Leslie W. Hook, age 68, of 101 Main Street in Brooklyn died on Saturday evening, January 17, 1981, at his home after several months illness. Mr. Hook farmed in the Brooklyn area for several years and also was an employee for Smith Lumber Yard in Brooklyn. Later he worked for Ellis Warehouse in Madison. Born on March 2, 1912, in the town of Oregon, he married the former Dowyle Newton on June 8, 1940, in Dubuque, Iowa. Mr. Hook was a member of the Brooklyn United Methodist Church and of the Board of Directors of the Union Mutual Insurance Company for thirty-one years, and he belonged to the Fellowship Club of the church. Survivors are his wife at home; a son, Wayne of rural Oregon; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Barbara) Pierce of Evansville; a brother, Ansel of Cambridge; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the BROOKLYN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH with the Reverend Martin Nolet officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Brooklyn. Friends may call at the B. L. BOOTH FUNERAL HOME in Oregon on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial will be established in his honor. Source: THE CAPITAL TIMES, Monday, Jan. 19, 1981

• Sources

  [S1901] Leslie W. Hook obituary, The Capital Times, 19 Jan 1981. [S666] Social Security Death Benefits Index, U.S. Social Security Administration.