Harry Francis Cook, 89, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of St. Bernice, IN and Marshall, IL passed away 3:24 AM Monday, April 23, 2018. He was born Dec. 3, 1928 at Terre Haute, IN the fifth of ten children born to Earl Clinton and Gladys May Burton Cook. Harry graduated from St. Bernice High School in 1947. He was a member of the baseball team which was the county champions in 1943 to 1944. On April 4, 1947 at Morganfield, KY, Harry married Joyce Grounds, his high school sweetheart, and she preceded him in death on January 28, 1987. Following her death, Harry married Violet Groeber on Oct. 20, 1990. Harry and Violet resided in Marshall, IL until they moved to assisted living at Westminster Village in Terre Haute, IN. Harry served in the United States Army during the Korean War. After his service he was employed by the Milwaukee Railroad, Anaconda Aluminum and Eli Lily at the Clinton Laboratories until his retirement in 1990. Harry loved hunting, fishing, golf and traveling. Always a fan of baseball, he never missed a St. Louis Cardinals game and cheered for Indiana University basketball. In addition to his first wife and parents, he was preceded in death by six sisters, Maxine Avenatti, , Earlene Frink, Clara Endicott, Jean Lemen, Sharon Huffaker and Rhea Dawn Bickel and one brother, Robert Earl Cook. He is survived by his wife, Violet; his niece and guardian, Leigh Ann Vogel; step-children, Richard (Donna) Groeber, Beverly (Jimmy) Williams and Vicki (Joe) Strohm; grandchildren, Joshua (Rachel) Groeber, Nicole (Kevin) Davids, Benjamin (Sarah) Brown, Katherine Williams, Ryan Strohm and Daniel Strohm; great grandchildrfen, Olivia Groeber, Mathew and Kilt Davids; two sisters, Joan McBride and Betty (Neil) King and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM (Central) Thursday at Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall, IL. Burial with military graveside rites will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Online condolences are being accepted at pearcefuneralservices.com.