Michele Cook Dies at 62: Was Retired NJ Bell Analyst, Avid Baker

Michele T. Latulippe Waldo Cook died Oct. 19 at her Hopatcong home at the age of 62, according to a notice on the website of Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home in Landing.

Born in Newark, Cook lived in Rockaway Borough prior to moving to Hopatcong in 1994. She spent her career as a senior service analyst for New Jersey Bell (now Verizon) in Parsippany and Madison prior to her retirement in 2003.

One of her greatest joys in life was helping others in need. She also enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time with family.

Cook is survived by husband Richard H. Cook; children Justin Waldo and his wife Robin, James Waldo and his girlfriend Kelly and Janine Auerbach and her husband Gregg; siblings Marcelle Latulippe, Suzanne Morris, Marianne Latulippe, Paul Latulippe; and five grandchildren.

Arrangements and cremation were directed by Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, 92 Second St., Hackensack, NJ 07601;  or to the Hopatcong Ambulance Squad, PO Box 334, Hopatcong, NJ 07843.