Alberta “Birdie” Evelyn Cook, 79, a longtime Dillon resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
She was born May 8, 1930, to Elmer and Nora Johnson in Absarokee. She attended Absarokee schools and graduated in 1948. She married Chuck Cook on June 6, 1948. They made their home in Rapelje.
In 1959, the family moved to Dillon, where they would make their home for 41 years.
She worked for Dillon Cable for several years and also sold Avon. She and her husband moved to Billings in 2001 to be closer to their family. She had received care from Highgate Senior Living and Rocky Mountain Hospice.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Linda Jones; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Emily Aadland.
Services were held Nov. 4 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Billings. Interment followed in Rosebud Cemetery. Arrangements were by Cremation & Funeral Gallery.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd or the Special K Ranch Inc., P.O. Box 479, Columbus, MT 59019.