Dorothy M. Cooke

April 25, 1948 - April 9, 2016

COLUMBIA – Dorothy “Dottie” M. Cooke, 67, died on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster, NH, after struggling with cancer for the past several months. Dottie was born in Orange, NJ, on April 25, 1948, a daughter to the late Charles H. and Alice R. (Auer) Cooke. She was raised and educated in Morristown, NJ. Dottie was a wonderful caregiver to many of her family members for her entire life. She lived with, and took care of her mother and father in their elder years. She worked in the dietary department at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital for many years, and was well loved by the patients and staff there. She loved to quilt and was always cooking something for family and friends. She will be remembered by all as always doing something for someone other than herself. She leaves behind her brother, Donald J. Cooke and wife Deborah of Columbia; two nieces, Dawn Franklin and husband Kurt, and Danielle Carrigan and husband Christopher; and her beloved great-nieces and nephews, Sofia Franklin, Evan Franklin, Piper Correll, and Gavin Correll. There are no public calling hours. A committal service will be held at the convenience of the family in Morristown, NJ. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Dottie can be made to a charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.