Carolee Marie Crook Obituary (1936

Carolee Marie (Rogers) Crook was born on February 18, 1936, in Potlatch, Idaho. She suffered a stroke in April of 2019, which caused her to develop vascular dementia. She died peacefully in her sleep, on January 30, 2023, in Yakima, Washington. She grew up in Longview, Washington, where she graduated from R.A. Long High School, in 1954. She went on to attend Business School in Portland, Oregon. On December 14, 1956, Carolee married James Warren Crook. In 1963, they moved to Yakima, where Jim and Carolee both worked for the Yakima School District. Carolee worked at A.C. Davis High School, in the ASB office, where she touched the lives of many students. Carolee loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Countless summer days in the pool, tea parties, and playing cards and board games are but a few of the treasured memories. She also loved Christmas and her home was always a festive place, where family and friends gathered. After retiring, Carolee volunteered for Life Choices, and then Love Inc. She loved to share her love for the Lord with everyone she encountered. Carolee is survived by her sisters, JoAnne Johnston, and Caroline Lanning, brother, Jerry Rogers, daughters, Denise Thompson, and Laura Lai, nine grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter Rogers and Bertha Rogers (Lawson), stepdad, Archie Lawson, sisters, Linda Hoffman, and Georgia Lawson, and by the love of her life, James Crook. A Celebration of Life will be held this summer, when family and friends can gather and rejoice together, knowing Carolee is home with Jesus. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made payable to the Love Inc., the Yakima Union Gospel Mission, or a charity of your choice, and sent in care of Brookside Funeral Home (P.O. Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936), who is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com.