Eleanor Fogg Cook

White River Jct., VT – Eleanor Fogg Cook, 91, died at home with her family on Friday, February 27, 2026.

She was born August 11, 1934, in Pomfret, VT one of nine children of Frank and Florence (Whitcomb) Fogg. Ellie grew up in West Hartford and later in Wilder when her parents purchased a farm on Christian Street. She was married to Gordon Cook May 17, 1952, before he left for his military service and graduated from Hartford High School one month later. After he returned from the service, they built a home on a piece of property from the family farm and lived there the rest of their lives. Mrs. Cook provided daycare for children for many years in order to be home with her own children. After the kids were a bit older, she worked for a time at Gerry’s IGA in Wilder, the lunch program at Hartford High School and the Ledyard Bank in Hanover.

She was a longtime member of the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ and a past member of the Hartford Grange. She was also active in Cub Scouts when her children were young.

She was predeceased by her husband in 2016 as well as her daughter, Joyce Duncan; two sisters, Margaret Rule and Nancy Doten, and two brothers, Donald and Lawrence Fogg.

She leaves her children Gordon Cook (Pamela) of White River Junction, Julie Cook Wellman of White River Junction and Andrew Cook of California; eight grandchildren, Jonathan, David, Bethany, Amy, Jennifer, Sarah, Kelley and James; two brothers, Nelson Fogg of White River Jct., and Raymond Fogg of Springfield, VT two sisters, Kathy Bailey of Lyme, NH and Barbara Bowen of Jericho, VT and as well as many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ on Friday March 6 at 2PM. Burial will be in the Christian Street Cemetery on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 1pm.

Condolences to Eleanor’s family may be made in an online guestbook at knightfuneralhomes.com

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ

PO Box 265 Hartford, VT 05047 or the Upper Valley Haven, 745 Hartford Avenue, White River Jct., VT 05001. Knight Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed in an online guestbook found at www.knightfuneralhomes.com