Ted Cook
October 6, 1943 ~ March 19, 2022
Ted Cook, 78, Pastoral Minister, died Saturday, March 19, 2022. Rosary will be at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 23, 2022; Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, March 24, 2022, both at Church of the Magdalen Catholic Church. Preceded in death by his parents, E. Harold and Dorothy Cook; brother, Terryl "Terry" Cook. Survived by his wife, Alice Cook of Wichita; daughters, Lori Harris of Wakefield, KS, Angie (Zach) Lynn, Christy (Jeremy) Haigler, both of Wichita; grandchildren, Tyler Harris, Caleb Harris, Annabelle Lynn, Ruby Lynn, Violet Lynn, Brady Smith; great-grandson, Jacob Harris. A memorial has been established with: St. Vincent de Paul Society c/o Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E. 21st St. N., Wichita, KS 67206. Services in care of Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel.
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I love you grandpa.
I am sorry for your loss. I worked with Ted several times on technology projects while I was working for the Catholic schools. He was always a kind “gentle-man”. My thoughts and prayers are with all of his family. Kathy (Glamann) Bauer
You will be missed Ted. We had lots of good memories and laughs. I always enjoyed your stories and listening to how much history of our area you knew. Love you Ted.
I never met a finer person in my life. RIP with the Lord, Ted.
I met Ted at St. Thomas Aquinas in the fall of 1989. He was a hard worker, a volunteer at that time, and the kindest and most gentle person. I know he loved the Church and the people and he emulated stewardship and discipleship in his service to each person. I think Ted is an example of the postconciliar blessing of so many laymen and women who have come to work in the ministry of the Church fulltime. By his Baptism, he was deputed with the graces to serve in the most important and in the most humble of pastoral ministries, whatever was required. His love of Jesus extended in his love of his family and the people he served at St. Thomas and for so many more years at Magdalene. I count myself lucky to have known Ted fairly early in the priestly ministry. I learned how to be kind and gentle from people like Ted. From Ted, I learned how to appreciate a vocation, and that imperfect as each of us may be, Jesus Christ can still work miracles through us–because it is always about Him and not ourselves. I will miss Ted and I wish his beautiful and gracious wife Alice peace and consolation, and to his children, grandchildren, and grandchild, my gratitude for your having shared this beautiful man with the Church. We are all the more blessed because of his life. Perhaps God will grant him one more wish and make him a deacon in heaven. We know his life was one of diakonia (service). This was a man we all truly loved.