Alice (Derda) Cook

Nov. 1, 1922 – March 20, 2003

Alice Derda Cook, 80, died on Thursday, March 20, in Hospice House of St.Joseph County. She was born in South Bend, Ind, on Nov.1, 1922, to Mary A. (Kromkowski) and Adam Derda.

On May 9, 1942, she married Floyd L.Cook Jr., who died on May 24, 1960.On Dec.6, 1969, she married Alexander Homeleski, who died on April 19, 1978.She was also preceded in death by her parents;her brother, Richard;sister, Virginia Orisich;sisters-in-law, Mary Jo Derda and Irene Derda; and by a great-grandchild, Lydia Serenity Bradley.

Alice is survived by four children, James (Sheila) Cook of Steamboat Springs, Colo., Timothy (Joan) Cook of Fort Collins, Colo., Linda (Jack) Pelaccio of New York, N.Y., and Mari (John) Vogel of Lakeville, Ind.;10 grandchildren, Keri (Doug) Falls of Lake Forest, Ill., Danielle Cook of Alexandra, Va., Coleman Cook of Steamboat Springs, Zakary (Ana) Pelacci of Brooklyn, N.Y., Spencer Cook of Fort Collins, Colo., Ryan (Rachel) Bradley of South Bend, Lindsay Bradley of South Bend, Olivia Bradley of South Bend, Greta Bradley of South Bend and Eva Pelaccio of New York;three great- grandchildren, Madeline Micinski, Kira Bradley and Benjamin Bradley, all of South Bend;two brothers, Ervin Derda of South Bend and Arthur (Jeanne) Derda of Deerfield Beach, Fla.;and by a brother-in-law, Rudy Orisich of Three Rivers, Mich.

Additional survivors include a stepson, Michael (Marcy) Homeleski of Fishers, Ind.;step- grandchildren, Blayne and Tyler Homeleski of Fishers, John (Wendy) Vogel of Cape Coral, Fla., Joe (Val) Vogel and Sara Vogel of Mishawaka;and step-great-grandchildren, Amanda, Hannah and Athena Vogel.Alice is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Alice retired as a employee of the medical practice of Dr.B.J. Kim, and went on to a career in retail sales at Marshall Fields, working up until 2000.

Cremation has taken place. Friends and family may visit from 2 to 6 p.m.on Sunday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive.There will be no funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St.Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

03/29/2024 EJS