Laura Eileen Cooke

Peacefully at the Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John NB, on July 13th, 2007, Mrs. Laura Eileen (Holmes) Cooke wife of the late Reuben Blair Cooke of Back Bay NB. Born in L’Etete NB on December 14th, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Capt. Lewis W. and Floretta (Towers) Holmes. A loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by one daughter, Pamela (Bernard) French of Back Bay, three grandchildren, Tanya (Gary) Chambers and Richelle (Jeff) Whittier both of Utopia NB and Tracy (Trina) French of Bonny River NB, five great grandchildren, Derek, Krystle, Brent, Tristen and Regan, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides her husband and parents, Laura was predeceased by one brother, Willard Holmes and three sisters, Mabel Justason, Cora Dick and Blanche Grant.

Laura was an avid reader and in her early years loved camping at their site on the Glebe Road in St. Andrews NB. She was an entrepreneur and started her own Hair Dressing Salon in St. George NB. She was a member of the Back Bay Church of Christ and the OES Granite Chapter # 15 in St. George.

Resting at the St. George Funeral Home (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George, NB from where the service will be held from The Gary E. Waycott Memorial Chapel on Sunday at 2 pm with Rev. Conrad Cline officiating. Interment to follow at the St. George Rural Cemetery. Visiting at the funeral home on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. An OES service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 7:00 pm. In Laura’s memory, donations to the NB Heart and Stroke Foundation, Back Bay Church of Christ or the Canadian Kidney Foundation would be appreciated by the family.