Jean "Jeanie" Cooke-Fredlund Obituary

Jean (Jeanie) Cooke-Fredlund passed away on 9/26/26, at the age of 77. Jeanie was born 1/10/49, and grew up in the Kasota/St. Peter/Mankato area. She moved to the Minneapolis area around 1975. Following college graduation in Minneapolis, Jeanie dedicated her life to guiding victims of addiction on their journey to a life in recovery. She began her career as a licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor at Fairview (then Lutheran) Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis, Riverplace Centers of Anoka and Elk River, and at the Minnesota Department of Corrections. She took great pride in her work and was extremely dedicated to her patients. In retirement, Jeanie enjoyed a career as a Certified Dog Trainer, as an Administrative Assistant at Fairview Ebenezer, and she also authored several books.

Jeanie is survived by her beloved husband, Ralph A Fredlund; her children, Gary Lee Schwitzer, Jr. (Christy), Shannon Jeanine Simon (Nicholas); 3 grandchildren, Madison, Jeremy and Abby; sister, Patricia (Cooke) Schu; stepbrother Jeffrey Maxwell; several nieces and one nephew; 2 stepchildren, Robert Fredlund and Christine Fredlund; and many cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father Gordon Guy Cooke in 1957 and mother, Barbara (Carpenter) Maxwell in 2016. Jeanie’s first loves in life were her family and her dogs, Chloe, Trudy, and Willow. She will be dearly missed.

A Funeral Mass will be held on October 16, 2026 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Farmington, MN. Visitation to begin at 10:00 AM followed by Mass at 11:00 AM, with a luncheon to follow. Jeanie will be laid to rest following a brief burial service at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato, MN.