Marion J. Crook

Marion Jean Crook, 83, of Beaver Dam, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, at Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus.

Marion was born August 11, 1943, in Beaver Dam, the daughter of Alois A. and Coletta O. (Hammer) Tadych. She graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1962. Marion tended bar for many years at Dick’s Quarter Mile in Horicon and served at Sunset Hills. She also worked as a line seamstress for Koplin Manufacturing and McGregor Manufacturing in Fox Lake, and made circuit boards for ECS.

For over 32 years, she had a seasonal lot at Duck Creek Campground in Wyocena. Marion enjoyed traveling, especially trips to northern Wisconsin with family. She was proud of her snowman collection and enjoyed Friday fish fries and morning breakfast with her friends from Edith’s. Marion loved her family and was an amazing grandmother.

Marion is survived by her children, Rick Crook and Michael (Vicky Pease) Crook; three grandchildren, Michael (Michelle Wendt) Crook, Susie (Brad) Jahns, and Matthew Crook; one great-grandchild, Graham Jahns, with another great-grandchild on the way; siblings, Annette (Chuck) Sustman, William (Leesa) Rake, and sister-in-law, Laurel Tadych; former husband, Richard Lee Crook; and further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Frances Huettner; brother, John Tadych; and daughter-in-law, Sharon Crook. 

A memorial gathering for Marion will take place on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services in Beaver Dam from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m.