URBANA:

Marcia P. Cook, age 76, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at her home, with her family by her side.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6 ^th Street) in Vinton.  Interment will be held at Cox Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday at the funeral home.  A luncheon will be held at Don Bosco Hall of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Urbana, following interment.  In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Easter Seals.

Marcia was born on February 28, 1943 in Vinton, the daughter of Howard and Geraldine (Halgren) Boyles.  She graduated from Shellsburg High School with the class of 1961.  On October 27, 1962, she was united in marriage to Jerry Cook in Urbana.  Marcia worked as a production operator at Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids for 23 years.  She also taught EMT and CPR classes at Kirkwood Community College.

Marcia was active in her community, she served as an EMT-A with the Urbana Ambulance for over 20 years.  She was a den mother with the cub scouts, and a member of the Red Hat Ladies.  She was always willing to volunteer for projects in the Urbana community.

She is survived by her husband Jerry; 2 sons, Matthew (Jenny) Cook, and James (Stephanie) Cook all of Cedar Rapids; her grandchildren, Lindsey (Dane) Peterson, Zac (Erin) Hornung and Zach Cook; brother, Gary Boyles of Marion; 5 sisters, Beverly (Richard) Schwarting of Williamsburg, Glenda Ferguson of Marion, Cheryl (John) Dlouhy of Marion, Dixie Bierschenk of Vinton, and Joyce (Richard) Wyckoff of Urbana and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her 2 sons, John "B.J." Cook on September 3, 2018, Mark D. Cook on November 7, 2018; 3 sisters, Roseann Olmstead, Bonnie Doehrmann, and her infant sister, Rosemary.

Online condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com