Cook Cemetery

Cook Cemetery

The Cook Cemetery is located at 9962 Upper Fords Creek Road. It’s coordinates are N 46’ 26’ 31.1”; W 116’ 04’ 53.3”. Legal description is R3 T36 S22 sw ¼ of sw ¼.

How to get there from Orofino: From highway 12, cross the bridge over the Clearwater River to Orofino, Idaho. Continue straight for two blocks and then turn right onto Main Street. Continue on Main Street up the hill about .7 mile, then at a Y in the road, take the left fork onto Upper Fords Creek Road. Follow this road for almost 10 miles. The cemetery will be on your right. If you pass mile marker #10, you have just passed the Cemetery Road.

How to get there from the Pierce and Weippe area: From Weippe go north on Hwy 11 for about 4 miles, from Pierce go south on Hwy 11 for about 7 miles. From Hwy 11 turn on Hjalmar Johnson road, following it for about 1 1/2 miles. Turn right on Upper Fords Creek Road and follow it for about 11 1/2 miles. The cemetery road is just past mile marker 10 and it will be on your left.

This area was settled in the 1890's and homesteaded between the years 1899 and 1922. The first recorded homestead was in 1899 when Adam Carr received his homestead located in R3 T36 S20. Many of these homesteader’s names are found in the Cook Cemetery records, such as Ball, Bonner, Carr, Cook and Snyder. Some of the earliest known burials are of these families. The earliest burial shown here was for Mary Cook who died April 25, 1901 at age 66. Following that fall, baby Oda Snyder was buried, who died Sept. 3, 1901. The Cook Cemetery is located on land that Charles Cook homesteaded in 1908. It is on a knoll that overlooks the Fords Creek Canyon.

Following is a map of the Cook Cemetery area with the cemetery and homesteads shown. It has the persons name and date it was homesteaded super-imposed over a topographical map of the area. The cemetery is shown about upper center with a cross and dot to mark the spot.

Homestead Map

Contact information: Vic DesCamp, 208 476-4200; This is not a tax funded cemetery. Plot purchases are by donation which fund cemetery and road maintenance. The cemetery plots are reserved for family members only.

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Cemetery Listings

If name or date is underlined it is a link to a photo of either the grave marker or a death certificate. Click on the link to open it.

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Name of Person (Maiden) Birth date Death date Marriage Notes
Ball, David Webster 1864, Nov 5 1917, July 4 1886 s/o Morgan & Amanda Ball; h/o Elizabeth (Payne) Ball
Ball, Elizabeth Carrie (Payne) 1871, June 4 1941, March 26 1886 d/o Henry & Susannah Payne; w/o David Ball
Ball, Ernest Millard 1889, Aug 12 1910, Nov 9 s/o David W & Elizabeth (Payne) Ball
Ball, Harry Reardon 1897, Feb 22 1936, Aug 19 1934, Jan 30 s/o David & Elizabeth (Payne) Ball; h/o Irene (Beck) Wohlsein
Bonner, Alice Elizabeth (Flannagan) 1864, Nov 22 1935, May 22 1884 d/o Jake & Alice FlannaganL; w/o G. Wash Bonner
Bonner, Archibald Martin 1866, Dec 6 1939, May 31 1892, abt s/o Archibald Bonner & Elizabeth Roy; h/o Clara Belle (Snyder) Bonner
Bonner, Brian A 1965 1965 s/o Tim & Rhonda Bonner
Bonner, Brian Patrick 1963, June 4 1963, June 10 s/o David & Shirley Bonner
Bonner, Clara Belle (Snyder) 1871, Dec 5 1953, March 16 1892, abt d/o Henry & Mary Snyder; w/o Arch Bonner Jr
Bonner, Clara Helen (Pritchard) 1912, Dec 24 1996, Sept 27 1934, Feb 1 d/o Walter & Jessie Pritchard; w/o Emmett Carl Bonner
Bonner, Curtis Austin 1975, March 10 2012, May 23 s/o Emmett Lee & Mary (Byers) Bonner
Bonner, Daniel Cooper 1892, Aug 11 1963, Oct 17 1929, Aug 20 s/o Solomon & Martha (Carr) Bonner; h/o Helen (Maitland) Bonner
Bonner, David Patrick 1937, Nov 21 2020, Oct 14 1958, June 12 s/o Delbert & Ora (Bonner) Bonner; h/o Shirley (Fults) Bonner
Bonner, Delbert Jason Doc 1891, June 17 1946, Aug 23 1920 abt s/o Washington & Alice (Flannagan) Bonner; h/o Ora Lula Bonner Nette
Bonner, Emmett Carl 1903, Sept 15 1990, May 25 1934, Feb 1 s/o Solomon & Martha (Carr) Bonner; h/o Clara Bonner
Bonner, Emmett Lee 1934, Aug 8 1996, March 2 1956, Oct 31 s/o Emmett & Clara (Pritchard) Bonner; h/o Mary (Beyer) Bonner
Bonner, Fairly Lyon 1921, Sept 26 1989, Oct 29 1947, July 26 s/o Delbert & Lula Bonner; h/o Sally (Osborne) Bonner
Bonner, Floyd Lester 1915, Dec 26 1917, Jan 18 s/o Arch Jr. & Clara (Snyder) Bonner
Bonner, George Washington 1863, Dec 4 1917, Oct 1 1884 s/o Arch Bonner & Elizabeth Roy; h/o Alice Flannagan; wagon accident
Bonner, Hazel Jane 1908, June 5 1998, Sept 12 d/o Arch & Clara Belle (Snyder) Bonner
Bonner, Howard F. 1901, March 18 1975, Feb 28 1929, Sept 9 s/o Solomon & Martha (Carr) Bonner; h/o Viola (Walbridge) Bonner
Bonner, Martha Ellen (Carr) 1860, July 30 1936, March 25 1879, July 24 d/o Sylvenous & Mary Jane (Parsons) Carr; w/o Solomon Bonner
Bonner, Mary (Beyer) 1938, April 25 2015, Feb 18 1956, Oct 31 d/o Bill & Adelina (Miller) Beyer; w/o Emmett Lee Bonner
Bonner, Melvin Howard 1932, March 5 1999, May 13 s/o Howard & Viola (Walbridge) Bonner
Bonner, Michael Lee 1982, Sept 11 1982, Sept 11 s/o Emmett Lee & Robyn (Roth) Bonner
Bonner, Omer 1896, April 1909 s/o George & Alice (Flannagan) Bonner
Bonner, Shirley Lou (Hutts) 1934, June 19 1980, March 12 1959, Sept 5 d/o Ken & Elizabeth Hutts; w/o Melvin Bonner
Bonner, Simon Peter 1861, Oct 30 1924, Oct 6 1884, Dec 22 s/o Arch Bonner & Elizabeth Roy; h/o Sarah (Warner) Bonner
Bonner, Solomon 1859, June 19 1913, Jan 28 1879, July 24 s/o Arch Bonner & Elizabeth Roy; h/o Martha (Carr) Bonner
Bonner-Bande, Katherine Jo "Katie" 1993, June 1 2016, Oct 3 d/o Misty Bonner
Boyd, Elsie Leigh (MacArthur) 1963, May 1 2000, Sept 2 1986, Sept 28 d/o Charles & Frances (Anderson) MacArthur; w/o Chris Boyd
Buck, Henry Edward 1916, July 18 1986, April 4 s/o Joseph & Nina Buck; h/o Mildred (Fults) Buck
Buck, Mildred Pearl (Fults) 1924, June 9 2006, Oct 24 1940, June 8 d/o Daniel & Edith (Ballard) Fults; w/o Henry Buck
Bullock, Joy (Bonner) 1940, Jan 21 2009, March 12 1956, March 21 d/o Emmett & Clara (Pritchard) Bonner; w/o Carl Bullock
Bullock, Philip Edmund 1967, Oct 7 2006, July 18 s/o Carl & Joy Bullock
Cady, David Duane 1949, March 14 2009, Dec 13 s/o Raphael & Harriet (Bonner) Cady; h/o Leona (Howell) Cady
Cady, Harriet Anita (Bonner) 1926, Sept 25 2012, Nov 21 1946, July 4 d/o Delbert & Lula Bonner; w/o Raphael Cady
Cady, Raphael D. 1915, Jan 8 1992, Dec 10 1946, July 4 s/o Lucian & Clara (Hanvold) Cady; h/o Anita (Bonner) Cady
Carr, Ada Lillian (Shelburn) 1896, April 10 1974, Sept 27 1914, April 11 d/o Hardy & Hester (Casteel) Shelburn; w/o Valley Carr
Carr, Adam Daniel 1859, Jan 1 1918, July 13 1881, Aug 28 s/o Valley & Ada Carr; h/o Phoebe (Snyder) Carr
Carr, Clella Lynette 1974, Feb 28 1974, March 6 d/o Chester (Heinecke) & Levita Carr
Carr, Delta Dawn 1974, Nov 20 1974, Nov 22 d/o Eric & Lorena Carr
Carr, P hoebe Catherine (Snyder) 1865, Nov 17 1946, July 6 1881, Aug 28 d/o Sampson & Elizabeth Snyder; w/o Adam Daniel Carr
Carr, Shawn Paul 1967, July 13 2014, Oct 11 s/o Chester Heineke Carr & Levita (Carr); h/o Tessie Carr ; Memorial marker; ashes spread elsewhere
Carr, Valley Gordon 1892, Dec 10 1935, May 2 1914, April 11 s/o Daniel & Phoebe (Snyder) Carr; h/o Ada (Shelburn) Carr
Cook, Charles Henry 1845, July 5 1923, Nov 14 1874, Sept 16 s/o William & Mary (Willis) Cook; h/o Mary (Curry) Cook
Cook, Mary C (Curry) 1834, July 3 1901, April 25 1874, Sept 16 w/o Charles Cook
Cooper, George Franklin 1861, March 2 1937, Oct 23 1885, Oct 25 s/o George & Sophia Cooper; h/o Emmazetta (Williams) Cooper
Cooper, Peggy Joyce (Rheuby) 1936, Jan 23 2021, April 3 1953, April 9 d/o Leonard & Mary (Hooker) Rheuby; w/o Alva Ole Cooper
Cram, Michael Eugene 1948, Nov 1 1999, July 19 1978 s/o of Murray Eugene & Harriet (Bonner) Cram; h/o Jackie( McArthur) Cram
Edmonson, Infant Girl 1928, Feb 18 1928, Feb 18 d/o Rhoda Edmonson and Forrest Sund
Erickson, Baby Boy 1935, May 24 1935, May 24 s/o Arnold & Madeline (Nines) Erickson
Erickson, Baby Boy 1937, Dec 18 1937, Dec 18 s/o Arnold & Madeline (Nines) Erickson
Foster, Helen Dale (Smith) 1938, Sept 24 2018, Oct 22 1958, Nov 14 d/o Basil & Helen (Martin) Smith; w/o Orville Foster
Fults, Charles Wesley 1916, Feb 25 2017, Feb 9 1935, Dec 17 s/o Daniel & Edith (Ballard) Fults; h/o Inez Fults
Fults, Inez Bernice (Bonar) 1916, Oct 16 2009, Aug 16 1935, Dec 17 d/o James & Mable (Hutchinson) Bonar; w/o Charles Fults
Galbreath, Howard Douglas 1938, Sept 14 2012, April 14 1961, May 12 s/o James & Zona (Dillon) Galbreath; h/o Reetha (Grasser) Galbreath
Galbreath, Reetha Judith (Grasser) 1942, May 24 1986, Dec 6 1961, May 12 d/o Albert & Ethelyn (Bonner) Grasser; w/o Howard Galbreath
Grasser, Albert Fred 1909, Jan 8 1992, Dec 30 1933, April 4 s/o John & Catherine (Farrell) Grasser; h/o Ethelyn Grasser
Grasser, Catherine (Farrell) 1881, June 27 1968, Dec 28 1905, Oct 11 d/o Henry & Catherin (Compton) Farrell; w/o John Grasser
Grasser, Ethelyn Margarite (Bonner) 1915, Oct 24 2003, Feb 13 1933, April 4 d/o Delbert & Oro Lulu (Snyder) Bonner; w/o Albert Grasser
Grasser, Lester Raydeloss 1905, Oct 26 1982, May 5 s/o John & Catherine (Farrell) Grasser
Gribble, Danny Darrell 1954, June 13 1981, June 13 s/o Murray & Carol (Smith) Gribble
Hageman, Lois Jean (Martin) 1952, Dec 15 1985, Jan 13 1982, abt d/o James & Helen (Bonner) Martin
Herrick, Randy Colby 1955, July 23 2011, Oct 28 1978, July 1 s/o Milo & Laurel (Parcel) Herrick; h/o Darlene Hardman Herrick
Kerr, Ione Frances 1939, Jan 25 2005, April 9 d/o Montel & Frances (Cooper) Kerr
Kerr, Montel Adolph 1907, Jan 25 1988, Jan 23 1937, Oct 1 s/o Samuel & Florence (Davidson) Kerr; h/o Frances (Cooper) Kerr
Kestler, John Joseph 1940, Dec 23 1998, Jan 13 1995, Mar 4 s/o Joseph & Helen (Ansenberger) Kestler; h/o Charlotte Kestler
Kinard, Helen Violetha (Williams) 1931, Aug 23 2021, May 20 1948, Feb 18 d/o Frank & Elva Williams; w/o Ronald Kinard
Kinard, Ronald Charles 1925, April 30 2011, May 20 1948, Feb 18 s/o Charles & Elvera (Lesley) Kinard; h/o Helen (Williams)Kinard
Kinard, Travis Allen 1975, Nov 8 1975, Nov 8 s/o Charles & Ronaine (Bernard) Kinard
Koerling, Janice Irene 1949, Aug 24 1997, June 11 d/o William & Mable Koerling
Koerling, Jerry Louis 1960, Aug 25 1996, June 1 s/o William & Mable Koerling
Koerling, Mable Mary (Brown) 1928, Oct 16 2018, Jan 5 1947, June 28 d/o William & Inez (Bonnett) Brown; w/o William Koerling
Koerling, William 1928, Oct 9 1994, May 5 1947, June 28 s/o Lawrence & Susanna (Krause) Koerling; h/o Mable (Brown) Koerling
Luffman, Wanda Mae 1939, July 29 1939, Sept 17 d/o Clyde & Gladys (Welch) Luffman
Maitland, Leslie Lee "Billie" 1928, Oct 4 1930, June 21 s/o James & Helen (Walbridge) Maitland; stepson/o Daniel Bonner
Martin, Glen 1915, Dec 29 1936, Nov 8 s/o Thomas & Clara (Comegys) Martin
Martin, Helen Roberta (Bonner) 1924, Feb 2 1978, Sept 16 1950, April 22 d/o Delbert & Ora Lula (Snyder) Bonner; w/o James Martin
Martin, James Thomas 1918, July 3 2001, Dec 11 1950, April 22 s/o Thomas & Clara (Comegys) Martin; h/o Helen (Bonner) Martin
Martin, Lorenzo D. 1914, May 23 1996, Aug 19 s/o Thomas & Clara (Comegys) Martin; h/o LaValle Martin
McCarter, Frances Jean (Anderson) 1929, March 11 2014, July 5 1950, 1962 d/o Hiney & Pearl Anderson; w/o Jack Henderson & Charles McCarter
Morris, Douglas D. 1955, Aug 12 1971 s/o Archie & Marvis (Smith) Morris
Morris, Henry Mason 1918, Dec 9 2012, Jan 18 s/o John & Gertrude (Steel) Morris; h/o Mildred (Martin) Morris
Morris, Mary Mildred (Martin) 1919, Dec 12 2012, Nov 8 d/o James & Clara Martin; w/o Henry Morris
Nette, Adelaide 1906, Jan 20 1922, Oct 23 d/o Thilo & Anna Nette; no precise burial records
Nette, Albert Thilo 1907, Oct 28 1998, Dec 3 s/o Thilo & Anna Nette
Nette, Anna Theresa 1868, April 9 1936, Aug 18 1902, April w/o Thilo Nette
Nette, Frank H. 1904, April 11 1993, Mar 22 1947, Nov 14 s/o Thilo & Anna Nette; h/o Oro Lulu (Bonner) Nette
Nette, Ora Lula (Bonner) 1898, June 22 1992, Nov 6 1920 abt; 1947 d/o Solomon & Martha Bonner; w/o Delbert Bonner and Frank Nette
Nette, Thilo Carl 1855, Jan 1 1926, June 29 1902, April h/o Anna Nette
Newman, Charles Raymond 1919, Jan 27 1974, Feb 2 1941, Oct 1 h/o Elizabeth Newman
Newman, Elizabeth D. 1923, June 2 2010, Jan 18 1941, Oct 1 w/o Charles Newman
Nines, Elaine 1927 1927 stillborn d/o Clarence & Carrie (Bonner) Nines
Nines, Susan (Wolford) 1877, Feb 20 1935, April 13 1894 d/o John & Susannah (Flannagan) Woolford; w/o James Nines
O'Leary, Floris J (Gregory) 1924, March 16 w/o Joseph O'Leary
O'Leary, Joseph James 1923, Oct 26 2007, Nov 27 1946, Sept 21 s/o Patrick & Mary (Ryan) O'Leary; h/o Floris (Gregory) O'Leary
Olin, Dorothy Alvina (Tower) 1916, May 1 1999, April 17 1942, Nov 5 d/o George & Maude (Ensign) Tower; w/o Fred Olin Sr
Olin, Fred Gerald Jr. 1943, May 27 1943, June 19 s/o Fred & Dorothy (Tower) Olin
Olin, Fred Gerald Sr. 1910, Aug 13 1995, Feb 22 1942, Nov 5 s/o Jonas & Nellie (Handy) Olin; h/o Gladys Olin & Dorothy (Tower) Olin
Olin, Helen Louise 1945, June 23 1999, July 4 d/o Fred & Dorothy (Tower) Olin
Olin, Jerry Olaf 1935, Jan 16 2005, Nov 22 1957, 1976, 1983 s/o Fred & Gladys Olin; h/o Gaynelle Spicer, Jen Hi, Jessica Tignor
Olin, Jonas George 1941, Sept 7 2022, Oct 1 1967, July 8 s/o Carl & Minnie (Tower) Olin; h/o Judith (McPhearson) Olin
Olin, Steven Paul 1947, May 28 2020, July 22 1967, 1996 s/o Fred & Dorothy (Tower) Olin; h/o Jerilyn Dykes & Elsa Thomason
Olin, Lee Forest 1937, Nov 8 2008, Aug 12 s/o Fred & Gladys (Overguard) Olin
Olin, William Douglas 1949, April 18 1968, July 12 s/o Fred & Dorothy (Tower) Olin
Paddock, Diane Louise (Gaylord) 1924, March 4 2015, Aug 11 d/o Harry & Edna (Whitrock) Gaylord; w/o Alfred Paddock Sr.
Rambeau, Charles Edward 1866, March 8 1932, Sept 26 h/o Maude (Bonner) Rambeau
Rambeau, Dorothy Ellen (Hill) 1923, Jan 25 1948, Nov 3 d/o George & Grace (Hockett) Hill; h/o George Rambeau
Rambeau, Patricia Ellen 1948, May 12 1948, July 31 d/o George & Dorothy (Hill) Rambeau
Reeve, Netta Mable (Ball) 1891, May 17 1936, Nov 25 d/o David & Elizabeth (Payne) Ball; w/o Virgil Reeve
Reffett, Beulah Eileen (Cooper) 1917, May 31 2005, Sept 3 1937, 1984 d/o Arthur & Edna (Bobbitt) Cooper; w/o Walter Rhodes & John Reffett
Reffett, John Edward 1922, July 12 2011, June 5 1984, March 14 h/o Beulah (Cooper) Reffett
Ricks, Agnes (Knapp) 1925, Oct 19 2020, Jan 7 1934, Oct 25 d/o Cyril & Rose Knapp; w/o Sidney Ricks
Ricks, David Dale 1947, April 25 1983, July 18 s/o Sidney & Agnes Rosemary (Knapp) Ricks
Ricks, Sidney M. 1909, July 28 1995, April 23 1934, Oct 25 s/o Parley & Lottie (Parkinson) Ricks; h/o Anges Rosemary (Knapp) Ricks
Smith, Basil O. 1912, April 22 1973, Feb 11 s/o Henry & Edith (Champion) Smith
Smith, Dolores Anne 1935, June 12 1939, Sept 13 d/o Edwin & Lydia (Newman) Smith
Smith, Edwin R. 1906, Feb 15 1980, June 22 1930, April 20 s/o Henry & Edith (Champion) Smith; h/o Lydia (Newman) Smith
Smith, Harlan R. 1937, Dec 25 1939, June 13 s/o Edwin & Lydia (Newman) Smith
Smith, Lila Gay 1936, July 17 1936, Dec 5 d/o Edwin & Lydia (Newman) Smith
Smith, Lydia Myrtle (Newman) 1912, June 15 2004, July 21 1930, April 20 d/o Charles & Cora (Ensign) Newman; w/o Edwin Smith
Snyder, "Betty" Elizabeth L. (Ball) 1911, Aug 21 1987, Oct 17 1932, abt & 1951, Dec 29 d/o David & Elizabeth (Payne) Ball; h/o Roy Butzien & Clyde Snyder
Snyder, Oda B. 1900, March 15 1901, Sept 3 d/o of John & Mary (Cooper) Snyder
Spence, Robert Ray 1926, Oct 16 2005, July 8 1949, May 23 s/o Ray & Inez (Womelsdorf) Spence; h/o Joyce (Bonner) Spence
Summers, Lois Lorraine (Edwards) 1933, March 18 2006, Oct 2 1950, Sept 22 d/o Alonzo & Bessie (Coy) Edwards; w/o Louis Summers
Summers, Louis George 1929, March 22 2014, May 6 1950, Sept 22 s/o Rufus & Virginia Summers ; h/o Lois (Edwards) Summers
Van Huss, Jennie Lynn (Olin) 1974, July 21 2014, Oct 24 d/o Steven Olin & Jerilyn Montambo; w/o Tony Hileman & Kurt Van Huss
Welch, William Edward 1882, June 15 1938, July 15 s/o Joseph & Phoebe (Scott) Welch; h/o Mary (Weeks) Welch
Wolf, Bradley Keith 1963, July 19 2020, July 27 1983 s/o Norman & Coradavee (Scott) Wolf; h/o Julie Brozman
Wolf, Michael 1967, June 4 2017, Nov 5 s/o Norman & Coradavee (Scott) Wolf
Wolf, Norman G. 1939, Sept 25 1970, June 28 s/o Jacob & Marie Wolf
Woolfolk, Charles Richard 1900, Oct 16 1934, Oct 13 1929, Dec 5 s/o George & Nancy (Seenar) Woolfolk; h/o Dorothy (Kelly) Woolfolk

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