Kaitlyn Cook, 19 of Deep River passed away Friday, September 22, 2017. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Community Hope Church in Montezuma. Burial will be held in the Golden Rod Cemetery in Deep River. Visitation will begin after 12:00 pm on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Community Hope Church with the family present from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Kaitlyn Jolene Cook was born on June 8, 1998 at Iowa City, Iowa, to Steven Papesh and Tammy Cook. She attended and graduated from English Valley High School in 2016 with her twin sister Dorothy. She participated in cheer leading, softball, basketball and played the trumpet in the band. Kaitlyn loved riding in the semi with her Grandpa David Cook where they shared a very special bond. She also spent so much time and had fun riding horses with her dad and Grandpa David Papesh. She loved many pets including her cats, her pet calf Freddie and all kinds of monkeys. She was a lifelong resident of Deep River, Iowa. Kaitlyn worked at Subway for a short time and was currently working at Priority Plastics in Grinnell, Iowa. She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the friendship of many. She had a passion for children and babysitting because she loved all children. Kaitlyn was fun to be around, said the craziest things, cared for everyone and always put others first. Favorites of hers were her dog Patches, the color blue and sunrises and sunsets.

She is preceded in death by her Grandpa David Papesh, her great grandparents, Roger and Virginia (Nana) Johnston, James and Dorothy Cook, Paul and Mary Papesh and Aldon and Emma Murphy.

Kaitlyn is survived by her parents, Tammy (Ronald) Beardmore II of Deep River and Steven Papesh of Belle Plaine; her sisters, twin Dorothy Cook, Melinda Allnutt, Nicole Papesh, Taylor Papesh; her brothers, Cauy Beardmore, Drake Beardmore, Skyler Papesh; her grandparents, David and Sally Cook of Deep River, Marilyn Papesh of Belle Plaine; her uncles, Travis (Cassie) Cook of Colfax, Trampus Cook of Deep River and Scott Papesh of Belle Plaine; her boy friend Kain Shepherd of New Sharon, numerous nieces, nephews and friends.