Robert James Kok
(1943-2024)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Carolyn Louise Halvorson

Robert James Kok 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 16 Jul 1943, Randolph, Columbia, WI 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Carolyn Louise Halvorson
  • Died: 5 Jan 2024, Madison, Dane, WI at age 80 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: GB4T-QLS.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 5509 Joylynne Dr., Madison, WI on 13 Jan 1971 in Madison, Dane, WI. 5

2. Residence: on 2 Feb 2005 in Madison, Dane, WI. 1

3. Obituary: Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care on 5 Jan 2024 in Madison, Dane, WI. 3 MADISON - Robert James "Bob" Kok, age 80, of Madison, Wis., passed away on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Bob was born on July 16, 1943, to Henry and Bessie Kok in Randolph Wis. He always felt blessed that he was born into a Christian family on a traditional 1940s dairy farm. Later he bought the farm and returned many acres back to its natural land for wildlife refuge. The family spent many hours riding the trails and fishing in the pond. His entire career was spent in the IT industry, retiring in 2010.
Bob is survived by his sons, Dan, Jeff (Carol), Jim (Kristine), Matthew Kok and Jason (Sara) Koenig; grandchildren, Spencer, Seth, Molly, Mikey, Adam, Sam, Anna, Tanner and Roger; and great-grandchildren, Henry and Henry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn (1984) and wife, Pat (2023); brother, Sy; and his parents.
A funeral service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday.
Memorial donations may be gifted in Bob's name to Agrace HospiceCare.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


Robert married Carolyn Louise Halvorson. (Carolyn Louise Halvorson was born on 27 Nov 1943 in Chicago, Cook, IL,2 6 7 died on 30 Jun 1984 in Madison, Dane, WI 2 6 7 and was buried on 2 Jul 1984 in Monona, Dane, WI 7 8.)


Sources


1 Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) (Madison, Dane, Wisconsin.), 27 Feb 2005, page 65. Beecher-Kok Wedding.

2 "The Dunn County News (Menomonie, WI)," 4 Jul 1984, page 8. Obituary of Mrs. Robert Kok.

3 "Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care (Madison, WI)," https://www.gundersonfh.com/obituaries/Robert-James-Bob-Kok?obId=30283053.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274985911.

5 The Capital Times (Madison, WI), 14 Jan 1971, page 2.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Carol Louise Halvorson aka Carolyn Kok, b. 27 Nov 1943 Chicago IL d. Jun 1984.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274985284/.

8 Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) (Madison, Dane, Wisconsin.), 2 Jul 1984, page 28. Obituary of Mrs. Robert (Carolyn) Kok.



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