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Birth: Jan. 15, 1913
Death: Mar. 12, 2006
Dr. Roger M. Cocking, 93, Sunburg, MN, formerly of Glyndon, MN, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, in Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, MN.
Roger Milton Cocking was born January 15, 1913, to Joseph L. and Katharine S. (Haltmeyer) Cocking in Manchester, IA, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Roger then attended Iowa State University, Ames, IA, and graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine. He returned to Manchester where he practiced veterinary medicine until the fall of 1934, when he moved back to Ames to teach at the University.
On July 14, 1934, Roger married Dorothy Brownbridge in Des Moines, IA. They lived in Ames for three years. In 1951, they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where Roger was a veterinarian and where they were involved with the "Christian Home for Children". In 1967, Roger retired and they moved several times because Roger worked as a traveling preacher. They eventually settled in Glyndon in 1980.
Dorothy died on December 15, 1986, and Roger continued to live in Glyndon until 1990, when he moved to Sunburg to live with family.
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Glyndon.
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Dorothy A Brownbridge Cocking (1913 - 1986)*
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Riverside Cemetery
Glyndon
Clay County
Minnesota, USA
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Record added: Aug 13, 2010
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Dr. Roger Milton Cocking, 93, Sunburg, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, in Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Minn.
Mr. Cocking was born Jan. 15, 1913, in Manchester, Iowa, where he graduated from high school. He graduated from Iowa State University, Ames. He returned to Manchester, where he practiced veterinary medicine until 1934, when he returned to Ames to teach for ISU. On July 14, 1934, he married Dorothy Brownbridge in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1951, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., where he was a veterinarian. In 1967, he began serving as a traveling preacher in several different locations. In 1980, they moved to Glyndon. She died in 1986.
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He is survived by two sons, Paul (Anne), Fort Collins, Colo., Dr. Jim (Carla), Guatemala; two daughters, Dorothy (David) Van Hal, Sunburg, Elizabeth Hathaway, Colorado Springs; a sister, Jessie Edquist, Edina, Minn.; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service: Saturday at 2 in Meadow Ridge Bible Chapel, West Fargo.
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Glyndon.
Online: www.korsmofuneralservice.com
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1913 - 2006 (93 years)