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Karen Cook

February 21, 2021
Kalamazoo, MI

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Cook, Karen I. Kalamazoo, Michigan Karen Irene Cook, age 79 of Kalamazoo, died peacefully under hospice care on February 21, 2021. She was born May 16, 1941, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Bill and Irene (Mohler) Walters. Karen was a Kalamazoo Central High School graduate and received her Bachelor's Degree in Special Education from Western Michigan University. She was a speech therapist for Dowagiac Schools, retiring in 2001. Her family includes her children: Jennifer (Marcus) Chambers and Andrew (Mimi) Cook; her grandchildren: Maya Chambers, Gryphon Chambers, and Gabriela Cook; her sister Janeen (Jerry) Emrick; her brother William Walters; and her nieces and nephew, Signe, Paul and Kelly. She was preceded in death by her sister Sheila Pihlstrand and her niece Kirstin. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be directed to the American Autism Association. Please visit Karen's webpage to sign her online guest book or to leave a condolence. www.langelands.com