Mr. Chas. Hook and his sister, Mrs. R. Hankinson, returned from Cleveland, O., Thursday evening, where they were last Friday on account of the death of their sister, Mrs. Matilda Johnson, well known here as Miss Matilda Hook by her many schoolmates who attended school at the Seminary with her several years ago, and what a splendid nice girl she was.

December 24, 1901, The Tribune, p. 3, col. 6, Evansville, Wisconsin

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C. L. Hook passed away at his home here Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hook was 81 last March. He has spent nearly all his life in and around Brooklyn. His wife preceeded him in death five years ago. Funeral services were held from the M. E. church Tuesday.

June 23, 1932 "Brooklyn" "Neighborhood News Items" Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin
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He was a widower, no occupation, housekeeper, Myrtle Roberta.

1. 2. Harry L. HOOK   b. 25 Feb 1878, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 31 May 1949, Rutland, Dane, Wisconsin; bur. 3 Jun 1949, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin.
2. 3. Wayne A. HOOK   b. 27 Dec 1881, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 20 Oct 1903, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; bur. 1903, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin.
3. 4. Mabel E. HOOK   b. 17 Jul 1887, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 10 Apr 1964, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; bur. 13 Apr 1964, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin.

Brooklyn Man Is
Killed In Collision


Harry Hook, 71, Brooklyn, was killed Tuesday night when his car collided with a semi-trailer truck 4 miles south of Oregon on Highway 14.
Mr. Hook was killed instantly, according to Dr. David C. Atwood, Dane county coroner. The truck had started to pass a car and house trailer when Mr. Hook's car rounded the curve just ahead of the truck, according to witnesses.
The car driven by Mr. Hook was demolished by the impact, which drove it partly under the trailer. It struck the trailer's rear wheels, shearing them partially off.
The truck, owned by the Brady T and S Truck Co., was driven by Eugene W. Von Bank, Ft. Dodge, Ia., who was uninjured. He was hauling several tons of lobster from Chicago to Minneapolis.
Mr. Hook was driving home, according to Robert Hickman and Emil Schmale, Dane county traffic officers, who investigated.
Mr. Hook is survived by his wife and two sons, Leslie, Brooklyn, and Ansel, Cambridge.

Source: newspaper article, no name or date given.

1. 5. Lucile Vivian HOOK   b. 7 Jan 1903, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin; d. 3 Sep 1904, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin; bur. 3 Sep 1904, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin.
2. 6. Ansel Clifford HOOK   b. 16 Jun 1907, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin; d. 1 Feb 1987, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; bur. Feb 1987, Lake Ripley Cemetery, Oakland Twp, Jefferson, Wisconsin.
3. 7. Leslie W. HOOK   b. 2 Mar 1912, Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 17 Jan 1981, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin; bur. 20 Jan 1981, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin.

Wayne A. Hook, aged 22 years, son of Chas. Hook and wife of Brooklyn died Tuesday afternoon in a hospital in Milwaukee, of typhoid fever. He was attending a dental college from which he would have graduated next spring, and his sudden death is a very sad blow to his parents and many friends.

The Tribune, October 27, 1903, p. 3, col. 5, Evansville, Wisconsin

(posted by Joe Chase, 24 Oct 2004)

High School class picture hanging in office at the Oregon Historical Museum (viewed by Susan Adkins and Donna Paul September 2002.)

Name shown on birth certificate as Ella M.

Name on birth certificate is Ella May Hook.

County: Dane: Reel: 0040; Record: 000270

County: Green; Reel: 0078; Record: 002848

Word was received last Saturday morning that Lucile Vivian, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hook, had just passed away. She was born January 7th 1903; her illness was very brief but her suffering was intense in spite of all that could be done to assuage her pain. The funeral was held from the M.E. church at Brooklyn by the pastor, Rev. A. L. Wood. There was a large concourse of friends present to express their sympathy. A choir composed of Misses Edna Graves and Mabel Ames, Mrs. P. T. Peterson and Messrs Graves and Anderson rendered several appropriate selections. Interment was had in Mt. Hope cemetery, where she was laid to rest beside her uncle Wayne, with whom she had been a favorite. Lucile was a very bright child whose sweet winsomeness won the hearts of every one. She will be missed at church, where she had already loved to attend. The Observer joins in extending hearfelt sympathy to the stricken parents and other relatives.

Source: no name or date given, however, presumably the Oregon Observer, Sep 1904

Reel: 0079; Record: 001406

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

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