Cecelia Dolores Bauer Cook
Cecelia Dolores Bauer Cook, 93, of Washington, passed away peacefully Monday, April 10, 2023, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born November 22, 1929, in Grove City, a daughter of the late Alexander and Philomena Heckman Bauer.
Cecelia was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, St. James Parish and St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Florence, S.C.
She loved the outdoors and gardening. Cecelia at one time volunteered in the infant nursery at McLeod Hospital in Florence, S.C. Most of all Cecelia loved being with her family. Her family was her life. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
On November 24, 1951, she married Frederick J. Cook, who passed away in January of 2003.
She is survived by a son, Paul (Jamie) Cook of Washington; four daughters, Barbara (Randy) Grimes of North Carolina, Patricia (Al) Cook of Scenery Hill, Mary Elizabeth (Stephen) Head of South Carolina, and Amy (Doug) Amon of South Carolina. She was the last of her immediate family. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Philip, Eric, Jacqueline, Joseph, Jessica, Dylan, Katie, Alexander, Ian, Nycole, Colleen, Maxwell, Danielle and Dominic; and seven great-grandchildren, Philip Jr., Liam, Harper, Hudson, Cayden, Parker and Evelyn Brynn, who is on her way; and daughter-in-law, Geraldine.
In addition to her parents and husband, Cecelia was preceded in death by three sons, Timothy, James and Stephen Cook; a brother, Al Bauer; and three sisters, Katherine, Mary Lou and Margaret.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Warco-Falvo Funeral Home, Inc., Wilson at E. Katherine Avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, owner / supervisor, S. Timothy Warco II, director, Holly Renay Warco, director, Park N. Crosier, director. A prayer service will held at 9 a.m. Friday, April 14, in the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, St. James Parish, 119 W. Chestnut Street, Washington, with the Rev. Tom Lewandowski as celebrant. Interment will be private.
Condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com.