Harriett Emily Cox
March 3, 1932 – August 6, 2021
Harriett Emily Cox (Goodrich), age 89, passed away on Aug. 6, 2021. Harriett had recently returned to Michigan from Sun City Center, Fla., where she retired in 1993 with her husband of 49 years, Roger Cox. Harriett was born on March 3, 1932, and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Mich. She attended Western Michigan University, paying for school by working on the SS South American during the summers. She left school to work as an occupational therapist at the University of Michigan Hospital.
Roger and Harriett married in 1957, and she became a full time homemaker upon the birth of her first child in 1959. Harriett and Roger lived in Ann Arbor, and Rochester, Mich., while raising their family in the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. Later in life she returned to college, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1985. While in Florida, she volunteered at an adult education outreach program through her church, traveled extensively, played a lot of music and enjoyed the abundant wildlife around her home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Roger; brother, Daniel Goodrich; and sister, Barbara Peters (Goodrich). She is survived by her daughter, Anne Swan (Dennis); her son, Norman Cox (Anne); and her grandchildren, Ian and Keely Cox. There will be a small family celebration of her life. Her ashes will be interred in Manistee, Mich. where she spent summers as a child with her mother’s family.
Roger and Harriett married in 1957, and she became a full time homemaker upon the birth of her first child in 1959. Harriett and Roger lived in Ann Arbor, and Rochester, Mich., while raising their family in the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. Later in life she returned to college, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1985. While in Florida, she volunteered at an adult education outreach program through her church, traveled extensively, played a lot of music and enjoyed the abundant wildlife around her home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Roger; brother, Daniel Goodrich; and sister, Barbara Peters (Goodrich). She is survived by her daughter, Anne Swan (Dennis); her son, Norman Cox (Anne); and her grandchildren, Ian and Keely Cox. There will be a small family celebration of her life. Her ashes will be interred in Manistee, Mich. where she spent summers as a child with her mother’s family.