Nancy A. (Yingst) Cook

TROY, PA- Nancy A. (Yingst) Cook, 70, of Columbia Cross Roads, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at the Troy Community Hospital. She was the loving wife of Alan Roy Cook, Sr. The couple married May 22, 1965 and had 45 happy years together. Family and friends are welcome to gather from 5:00-6:00 PM on Friday, August 13, 2010 at the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 110 West Main Street, Troy, PA. The memorial service to honor Nancy's life will be held at 6:00 PM on Friday, August 13th at the funeral home with Rev. Andrew Phillips of Berrytown Wesleyan Church officiating. Nancy was born on October 22, 1939 in Fox Chase, PA, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Alice (Sutton) Yingst, Sr. She was a graduate of Doylestown High School, Class of 1957. Nancy worked for Bradford County Children and Youth Services. She cared for foster children at Sage House in Towanda until she retired in 1999. Nancy volunteered for ARCC in Towanda, she and Roy were foster parents, and she enjoyed traveling to Maine and Australia. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years, enjoyed exercising at Healthy Habits, was an avid reader, and enjoyed sewing, quilting, and crocheting. She adored her dogs Max, Smidge, and Bitta. Nancy loved her Lord. To Nancy family was everything. Her family includes her husband Roy, her children: Kathleen Sullivan of Columbia Cross Roads, PA, Wendy (Neil) Maloney of Waaia, Australia, Alan Roy (Cynthia) Cook, Jr. of Gillett, PA, Vicki (Shawn) Neitz of Lima, NY, and Kevin (Shanna Learn) Cook of Wildwood Crest, NJ, fourteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, and her brothers Benjamin F. Yingst, Jr. and Carlos Yingst. Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy's memory ARCC, P.O. Box 186, Towanda, PA 18848.