Cora Mae (Eakin) Parks, age 90, of Waunakee went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 25,
2019 surrounded by family at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, WI. She was born on
June 2, 1929 in Portage, WI., the daughter of Annie Forbush. Cora attended Cottage School in
Portage, WI. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Cora faithfully and joyfully cared for her family, always seeking to provide them with protection
and provision. She counted it a blessing to bring happiness to the children in her life, putting
them before herself, and told her grandchildren, "Be happy. Love each other." She will be
remembered for this wisdom and her example as someone who sought to love well. Her family
is grateful to the community of Waunakee for the support it provided Cora, especially the
Waunakee Senior Center and the kind staff at Piggly Wiggly. She is survived by her
grandchildren, Jorie (Glen) Wiley, Aaron (Kerry) Coy, and Tiffany (Eric) Anderson;
great-grandchildren, Stephen, Richard (Kathryn), Caelin, Aidan, Alexis, Eloise, Oliver, and
Eamon. Cora was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Forbush, her sisters, Caroline Miller
and Anna Marie Walker, her brothers, Glenn Parks, Clyde Parks, Arthur Parks, and Donald
Clark, and her daughter, Sandra Lee Coy. Burial was held at Union Grove Memorial Cemetery
in Union Grove, WI.