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Frances A. Cook, a retired administrative assistant for Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., died Sunday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cook was born and raised in the Pilsen neighborhood. She graduated from Harrison High School in 1945. When she was 17, she went to work as an administrative assistant for the Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.. She retired 40 years later. Survivors include two sisters. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 1035 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home followed by mass at 10 a.m. Thursday in Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago.
