Grace Cook

January 8, 1938 - December 9, 2020

Grace Elaine Cook, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her family in Glendora, California. Grace was born January 8, 1938 in Fryburg/Dickinson, North Dakota to Ronald and Orzilla Hellickson. She and Jerald “Jerry” Cook were united in marriage in June 1956. Grace and Jerry moved to California in the late 1950’s after Jerry was introduced to Jimmy Jordan, a race horse trainer and he became a jockey. They travelled while he was riding at all the race tracks on the west coast. In 1964, they moved back to Glendive, Montana to be closer to family. They eventually returned to Southern California to raise their family in 1969. In the late 1980’s, Grace began working part-time as a pari-mutuel at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California until she retired in 2000. She loved to sew and paint as her hobbies. She was also a huge Los Angeles Dodger fan and was so happy that they won the World Series this year. Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Ronald and Orzilla; and her husband, “Jerry” Cook who preceded her death in December 2007. Grace is survived by her children, Suzanne, Sally, Brent and daughter-in-law Becky; her grandchildren, Amber and Lana Fariss, Mallory and Ramon Rivera, and Courtney and Vince Zacarias; her great grandchildren, Alexander Jerald and Lucille Grace; her sisters, Deloris Le Doux, Virgina Krueger, Dorothy Moraca; and her brothers, Donald Hellickson, Edward Hellickson and Delbert Hellickson. Visitation will take place from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a Vigil Service at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Silha Funeral Home in Beach. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beach with Father Dan Berg officiating, with Rite of Committal following services at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota. Silha Funeral Home of Beach has been entrusted with the arrangements. Live streaming of the services is available on pre-approval on the Tri-Parish Beach-Golva-Wibaux Facebook page: Tri-Parish Catholic Beach-Golva-Medora (facebook.com). Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.