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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