HADLEY, MA. Myrna Anderson Cook, age 74, of Hadley MA, passed away February 6th, 2024, peacefully in her home with her husband at her beside, after a short illness.  
She was born on July 27, 1949, in Southbridge, MA, to John and Dorothy Anderson.   She lived her childhood there, attending the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, where she graduated in 1971 with a degree in Elementary Education.   Upon graduation, she taught third grade at Brookfield Elementary school. She married Richard Cook on September 7, 1974, and settled in Montpelier, VT.  Her first son, Kevin, was born in 1980 and her second son, Kenny, was born in 1989. Myrna and her husband, along with Kenny, relocated to Richard’s hometown of Hadley, MA in 1999 after 25 years in VT, to be closer to their aging parents.

Myrna enjoyed many home-making hobbies, including gardening of flowers, vegetables, and fruit, as well as cooking, baking, and latch-hook-rug making.  She also had a love of Golden Retrievers, of which she had many. Throughout her life, Myrna was a devoted mother to her son Kenny, who had Downs Syndrome, and required much hands-on attention and care. She also was a loving grandmother to her 3 grandchildren, and always loved spending time with them she was able, including her weekly phone calls to them in NJ as well as visits on holidays and and in the summer. 

Myrna is survived by her husband of 49 years, Richard Cook, of Hadley, MA; her three grandchildren, Bryce Richard, Paige Taylor, and Quinn Kevin, along with her daughter-in-law, Sara Webb Cook, all of Lebanon Township, NJ; her twin brother, John Anderson, and wife Mary Ellen Anderson, of Sturbridge, MA; brother Robert Anderson of Ma.; brother-in-law, Peter Cook and wife Betsey, of Hadley MA; brother-in-law, Gordon Cook, of Hadley, MA; brother-in-law, Todd Loebel, of Hadley, MA; and many nieces and nephews, close friends and neighbors. 

Myrna sadly was pre-deceased by her two sons- Kenny on May 16, 2016 and Kevin, on March 11, 2023; she was also pre-deceased by her two sister-in-laws, Judith Cook Loebel and Beth Cook, both of Hadley, MA.

Calling hours will take place on Friday, February 16, 2024, from 10a-12p at Douglass Funeral Home, 87 north Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA.

A short memorial service and prayer will be held immediately following calling hours. 

Food and Fellowship Celebration of Life will be held at Hadley American Legion, 162 Russell Street, Hadley MA., from 1pm-330pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Riverside Industries, 1 Cottage St, Easthampton, MA 01027.

Memorial guestbook at www.douglassfuneral.com