Obituary from the Union-Sun & Journal, USA, NY, Niagara, Lockport:
"GREEN VALLEY, AZ — Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn, 94, died peacefully, with her daughter at their winter home in Green Valley, Arizona, on December 16, 2010, after a brief illness. She was born December 24, 1915, at her grand-parents' home on Beebe Road in Wilson, New York. She was the daughter of William Harley Cook and Florence May (Wilson) Cook, and the grand-daughter of Benjamin Ernest Wilson and Mary Catherine (Smoyer) Wilson and of Harley Peabody Cook and Hannah "Elizabeth" (Dennis) (Cook) Cushing.
"She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years and 8 months, Charles William Lynn, who died on May 4, 2008; and by her son, Charles William Lynn, Jr., who died on June 22, 2004. She was also predeceased by her siblings and their spouses: Mary Elizabeth (Robert) Callahan, Benjamin "Russell" (Margaret) Cook, and Dennis "Wilfred" Cook. She is survived most closely by her [child]; her niece, * * *; and her nephews, * * *; and Richard (* * *) Hudson, of New York. She is also survived by her extensive family.
"Fern was greatly interested in genealogy, but not because she wanted to collect facts and figures or to prove that she was descended from some person who did something in the past. Instead, she collected family members. She grew up in a time when family was of paramount importance - a time when families stuck together and helped each other, whether by nursing an ill cousin; helping to clear land or to bring in the harvest; or providing food, shelter, and productive work for someone who was in a bit of a bind. Family included the older generations, who lived at home with their children, grandchildren, and frequently great-grandchildren. Family included cousins, who weren't broken down into first-cousins and third-cousins once removed, but who were all just "cousins." Family included all of the people (and their families) who had joined the family, who weren't separated into categories labeled "in-laws" or "by marriage" or "partners" or "adopted," but who were considered and treated exactly the same as those who were relatives "by blood." Family included good friends who were recognized as precious gifts and who were held close and tight and forever. Family included those who were not able to care or provide for themselves, but who lived with other family members who treated them the way they would themselves like to be treated if they were in the same situation. Older men in the family were all either "Grandfather" or "Uncle," and older women were all "Grandmother" or "Aunt" - the precise relationship made no difference, and few ever tried to figure it all out. All family members were treated with love and respect, especially those who had difficult paths to follow in this lifetime.
"In doing genealogy, Fern was keeping track of her family. She didn't keep her genealogy on paper - she kept it in her heart. She called people on their birthdays and anniversaries. She sent cards both on special occasions and for no reason whatsoever, except to let people know that they were remembered. When family members traveled, she produced lists of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of other family members who lived nearby and urged people to visit and get to know each other. She visited family in nursing homes and hospitals. She pushed people who had had disagreements with other family members to get together and try to work out their problems. She joined in family sorrow at funerals and joy at weddings, graduations, and births. She visited cemeteries to remember those who had gone before and who are so easy to forget as the generations pass. She grew anxious as the ties that hold families together stretched and sometimes broke as time and distances lengthened. She resented the fact that it grew increasingly difficult for her to fulfill all of her personal expectations of what she should be doing to keep her family together.
"Fern recognized that times were changing and families were not as close as they had been. She grieved for that loss. She urged family members to use e-mail and other online options to stay in touch with each other and to meet new family members. She enthusiastically welcomed people who discovered connections to her family through online genealogies.
"Fern's deep and abiding love for family extended beyond those people whom she knew as "family members," because she recognized that, if you went back far enough, every human being is related to every other human being. She knew that she was part of the "human family." She strongly disliked beliefs and prejudgments that separated and alienated cousins within the human family, and was deeply saddened by those who played upon and fostered such beliefs and prejudgments and separations."
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Note from Fern's daughter, Kathy: I want to thank Amber both for originally adding this memorial and for transferring its management to me. She typifies the kind of caring people who are behind this website.
Amber, may you be blessed and walk in peace every day of your life.
"GREEN VALLEY, AZ — Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn, 94, died peacefully, with her daughter at their winter home in Green Valley, Arizona, on December 16, 2010, after a brief illness. She was born December 24, 1915, at her grand-parents' home on Beebe Road in Wilson, New York. She was the daughter of William Harley Cook and Florence May (Wilson) Cook, and the grand-daughter of Benjamin Ernest Wilson and Mary Catherine (Smoyer) Wilson and of Harley Peabody Cook and Hannah "Elizabeth" (Dennis) (Cook) Cushing.
"She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years and 8 months, Charles William Lynn, who died on May 4, 2008; and by her son, Charles William Lynn, Jr., who died on June 22, 2004. She was also predeceased by her siblings and their spouses: Mary Elizabeth (Robert) Callahan, Benjamin "Russell" (Margaret) Cook, and Dennis "Wilfred" Cook. She is survived most closely by her [child]; her niece, * * *; and her nephews, * * *; and Richard (* * *) Hudson, of New York. She is also survived by her extensive family.
"Fern was greatly interested in genealogy, but not because she wanted to collect facts and figures or to prove that she was descended from some person who did something in the past. Instead, she collected family members. She grew up in a time when family was of paramount importance - a time when families stuck together and helped each other, whether by nursing an ill cousin; helping to clear land or to bring in the harvest; or providing food, shelter, and productive work for someone who was in a bit of a bind. Family included the older generations, who lived at home with their children, grandchildren, and frequently great-grandchildren. Family included cousins, who weren't broken down into first-cousins and third-cousins once removed, but who were all just "cousins." Family included all of the people (and their families) who had joined the family, who weren't separated into categories labeled "in-laws" or "by marriage" or "partners" or "adopted," but who were considered and treated exactly the same as those who were relatives "by blood." Family included good friends who were recognized as precious gifts and who were held close and tight and forever. Family included those who were not able to care or provide for themselves, but who lived with other family members who treated them the way they would themselves like to be treated if they were in the same situation. Older men in the family were all either "Grandfather" or "Uncle," and older women were all "Grandmother" or "Aunt" - the precise relationship made no difference, and few ever tried to figure it all out. All family members were treated with love and respect, especially those who had difficult paths to follow in this lifetime.
"In doing genealogy, Fern was keeping track of her family. She didn't keep her genealogy on paper - she kept it in her heart. She called people on their birthdays and anniversaries. She sent cards both on special occasions and for no reason whatsoever, except to let people know that they were remembered. When family members traveled, she produced lists of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of other family members who lived nearby and urged people to visit and get to know each other. She visited family in nursing homes and hospitals. She pushed people who had had disagreements with other family members to get together and try to work out their problems. She joined in family sorrow at funerals and joy at weddings, graduations, and births. She visited cemeteries to remember those who had gone before and who are so easy to forget as the generations pass. She grew anxious as the ties that hold families together stretched and sometimes broke as time and distances lengthened. She resented the fact that it grew increasingly difficult for her to fulfill all of her personal expectations of what she should be doing to keep her family together.
"Fern recognized that times were changing and families were not as close as they had been. She grieved for that loss. She urged family members to use e-mail and other online options to stay in touch with each other and to meet new family members. She enthusiastically welcomed people who discovered connections to her family through online genealogies.
"Fern's deep and abiding love for family extended beyond those people whom she knew as "family members," because she recognized that, if you went back far enough, every human being is related to every other human being. She knew that she was part of the "human family." She strongly disliked beliefs and prejudgments that separated and alienated cousins within the human family, and was deeply saddened by those who played upon and fostered such beliefs and prejudgments and separations."
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Note from Fern's daughter, Kathy: I want to thank Amber both for originally adding this memorial and for transferring its management to me. She typifies the kind of caring people who are behind this website.
Amber, may you be blessed and walk in peace every day of your life.
Obituary from the Union-Sun & Journal, USA, NY, Niagara, Lockport:
"GREEN VALLEY, AZ — Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn, 94, died peacefully, with her daughter at their winter home in Green Valley, Arizona, on December 16, 2010, after a brief illness. She was born December 24, 1915, at her grand-parents' home on Beebe Road in Wilson, New York. She was the daughter of William Harley Cook and Florence May (Wilson) Cook, and the grand-daughter of Benjamin Ernest Wilson and Mary Catherine (Smoyer) Wilson and of Harley Peabody Cook and Hannah "Elizabeth" (Dennis) (Cook) Cushing.
"She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years and 8 months, Charles William Lynn, who died on May 4, 2008; and by her son, Charles William Lynn, Jr., who died on June 22, 2004. She was also predeceased by her siblings and their spouses: Mary Elizabeth (Robert) Callahan, Benjamin "Russell" (Margaret) Cook, and Dennis "Wilfred" Cook. She is survived most closely by her [child]; her niece, * * *; and her nephews, * * *; and Richard (* * *) Hudson, of New York. She is also survived by her extensive family.
"Fern was greatly interested in genealogy, but not because she wanted to collect facts and figures or to prove that she was descended from some person who did something in the past. Instead, she collected family members. She grew up in a time when family was of paramount importance - a time when families stuck together and helped each other, whether by nursing an ill cousin; helping to clear land or to bring in the harvest; or providing food, shelter, and productive work for someone who was in a bit of a bind. Family included the older generations, who lived at home with their children, grandchildren, and frequently great-grandchildren. Family included cousins, who weren't broken down into first-cousins and third-cousins once removed, but who were all just "cousins." Family included all of the people (and their families) who had joined the family, who weren't separated into categories labeled "in-laws" or "by marriage" or "partners" or "adopted," but who were considered and treated exactly the same as those who were relatives "by blood." Family included good friends who were recognized as precious gifts and who were held close and tight and forever. Family included those who were not able to care or provide for themselves, but who lived with other family members who treated them the way they would themselves like to be treated if they were in the same situation. Older men in the family were all either "Grandfather" or "Uncle," and older women were all "Grandmother" or "Aunt" - the precise relationship made no difference, and few ever tried to figure it all out. All family members were treated with love and respect, especially those who had difficult paths to follow in this lifetime.
"In doing genealogy, Fern was keeping track of her family. She didn't keep her genealogy on paper - she kept it in her heart. She called people on their birthdays and anniversaries. She sent cards both on special occasions and for no reason whatsoever, except to let people know that they were remembered. When family members traveled, she produced lists of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of other family members who lived nearby and urged people to visit and get to know each other. She visited family in nursing homes and hospitals. She pushed people who had had disagreements with other family members to get together and try to work out their problems. She joined in family sorrow at funerals and joy at weddings, graduations, and births. She visited cemeteries to remember those who had gone before and who are so easy to forget as the generations pass. She grew anxious as the ties that hold families together stretched and sometimes broke as time and distances lengthened. She resented the fact that it grew increasingly difficult for her to fulfill all of her personal expectations of what she should be doing to keep her family together.
"Fern recognized that times were changing and families were not as close as they had been. She grieved for that loss. She urged family members to use e-mail and other online options to stay in touch with each other and to meet new family members. She enthusiastically welcomed people who discovered connections to her family through online genealogies.
"Fern's deep and abiding love for family extended beyond those people whom she knew as "family members," because she recognized that, if you went back far enough, every human being is related to every other human being. She knew that she was part of the "human family." She strongly disliked beliefs and prejudgments that separated and alienated cousins within the human family, and was deeply saddened by those who played upon and fostered such beliefs and prejudgments and separations."
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Note from Fern's daughter, Kathy: I want to thank Amber both for originally adding this memorial and for transferring its management to me. She typifies the kind of caring people who are behind this website.
Amber, may you be blessed and walk in peace every day of your life.
"GREEN VALLEY, AZ — Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn, 94, died peacefully, with her daughter at their winter home in Green Valley, Arizona, on December 16, 2010, after a brief illness. She was born December 24, 1915, at her grand-parents' home on Beebe Road in Wilson, New York. She was the daughter of William Harley Cook and Florence May (Wilson) Cook, and the grand-daughter of Benjamin Ernest Wilson and Mary Catherine (Smoyer) Wilson and of Harley Peabody Cook and Hannah "Elizabeth" (Dennis) (Cook) Cushing.
"She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years and 8 months, Charles William Lynn, who died on May 4, 2008; and by her son, Charles William Lynn, Jr., who died on June 22, 2004. She was also predeceased by her siblings and their spouses: Mary Elizabeth (Robert) Callahan, Benjamin "Russell" (Margaret) Cook, and Dennis "Wilfred" Cook. She is survived most closely by her [child]; her niece, * * *; and her nephews, * * *; and Richard (* * *) Hudson, of New York. She is also survived by her extensive family.
"Fern was greatly interested in genealogy, but not because she wanted to collect facts and figures or to prove that she was descended from some person who did something in the past. Instead, she collected family members. She grew up in a time when family was of paramount importance - a time when families stuck together and helped each other, whether by nursing an ill cousin; helping to clear land or to bring in the harvest; or providing food, shelter, and productive work for someone who was in a bit of a bind. Family included the older generations, who lived at home with their children, grandchildren, and frequently great-grandchildren. Family included cousins, who weren't broken down into first-cousins and third-cousins once removed, but who were all just "cousins." Family included all of the people (and their families) who had joined the family, who weren't separated into categories labeled "in-laws" or "by marriage" or "partners" or "adopted," but who were considered and treated exactly the same as those who were relatives "by blood." Family included good friends who were recognized as precious gifts and who were held close and tight and forever. Family included those who were not able to care or provide for themselves, but who lived with other family members who treated them the way they would themselves like to be treated if they were in the same situation. Older men in the family were all either "Grandfather" or "Uncle," and older women were all "Grandmother" or "Aunt" - the precise relationship made no difference, and few ever tried to figure it all out. All family members were treated with love and respect, especially those who had difficult paths to follow in this lifetime.
"In doing genealogy, Fern was keeping track of her family. She didn't keep her genealogy on paper - she kept it in her heart. She called people on their birthdays and anniversaries. She sent cards both on special occasions and for no reason whatsoever, except to let people know that they were remembered. When family members traveled, she produced lists of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of other family members who lived nearby and urged people to visit and get to know each other. She visited family in nursing homes and hospitals. She pushed people who had had disagreements with other family members to get together and try to work out their problems. She joined in family sorrow at funerals and joy at weddings, graduations, and births. She visited cemeteries to remember those who had gone before and who are so easy to forget as the generations pass. She grew anxious as the ties that hold families together stretched and sometimes broke as time and distances lengthened. She resented the fact that it grew increasingly difficult for her to fulfill all of her personal expectations of what she should be doing to keep her family together.
"Fern recognized that times were changing and families were not as close as they had been. She grieved for that loss. She urged family members to use e-mail and other online options to stay in touch with each other and to meet new family members. She enthusiastically welcomed people who discovered connections to her family through online genealogies.
"Fern's deep and abiding love for family extended beyond those people whom she knew as "family members," because she recognized that, if you went back far enough, every human being is related to every other human being. She knew that she was part of the "human family." She strongly disliked beliefs and prejudgments that separated and alienated cousins within the human family, and was deeply saddened by those who played upon and fostered such beliefs and prejudgments and separations."
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Note from Fern's daughter, Kathy: I want to thank Amber both for originally adding this memorial and for transferring its management to me. She typifies the kind of caring people who are behind this website.
Amber, may you be blessed and walk in peace every day of your life.
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