SPRINGFIELD -- Benjamin Leroy Cooper Jr., 78, of Springfield died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Berwick, Pa.
He married Betty Louise Holt [sic, Hoyt] in 1945 in Tacoma, Wash.; she died in 1990.
Mr. Cooper was the former owner and operator of the Old Luxemburg Inn. He had currently been a charter bus driver in the Springfield area and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors: two sons, Michael Cooper of El Paso and Gregory Cooper of Riverton; five daughters, Joyce and Penny Cooper and Debra Cooper Lee, all of Springfield, Karen "Jean" Beveridge of Pennsylvania and Bonnie Anderson of New Hampshire; five grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Kalbach of Pennsylvania.
Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Jeff Chitwood and Bob Green officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, October 29, 1998
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Benjamin Leroy Cooper
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1920
Birth Place: Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Berwick, Columbia, Ohio, USA
Weight: 163
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Edith Hail
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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Benjamin L. Cooper
State of Issue: Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: Sunday October 24, 1920
Date of Death: Wednesday October 28, 1998
Est. Age at Death: 78 years, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Springfield; Southern View
County: Sangamon
State: Illinois
ZIP Code: 62703
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He was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Berwick, Pa.
He married Betty Louise Holt [sic, Hoyt] in 1945 in Tacoma, Wash.; she died in 1990.
Mr. Cooper was the former owner and operator of the Old Luxemburg Inn. He had currently been a charter bus driver in the Springfield area and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors: two sons, Michael Cooper of El Paso and Gregory Cooper of Riverton; five daughters, Joyce and Penny Cooper and Debra Cooper Lee, all of Springfield, Karen "Jean" Beveridge of Pennsylvania and Bonnie Anderson of New Hampshire; five grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Kalbach of Pennsylvania.
Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Jeff Chitwood and Bob Green officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, October 29, 1998
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Benjamin Leroy Cooper
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1920
Birth Place: Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Berwick, Columbia, Ohio, USA
Weight: 163
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Edith Hail
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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Benjamin L. Cooper
State of Issue: Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: Sunday October 24, 1920
Date of Death: Wednesday October 28, 1998
Est. Age at Death: 78 years, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Springfield; Southern View
County: Sangamon
State: Illinois
ZIP Code: 62703
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SPRINGFIELD -- Benjamin Leroy Cooper Jr., 78, of Springfield died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Berwick, Pa.
He married Betty Louise Holt [sic, Hoyt] in 1945 in Tacoma, Wash.; she died in 1990.
Mr. Cooper was the former owner and operator of the Old Luxemburg Inn. He had currently been a charter bus driver in the Springfield area and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors: two sons, Michael Cooper of El Paso and Gregory Cooper of Riverton; five daughters, Joyce and Penny Cooper and Debra Cooper Lee, all of Springfield, Karen "Jean" Beveridge of Pennsylvania and Bonnie Anderson of New Hampshire; five grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Kalbach of Pennsylvania.
Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Jeff Chitwood and Bob Green officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, October 29, 1998
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Benjamin Leroy Cooper
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1920
Birth Place: Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Berwick, Columbia, Ohio, USA
Weight: 163
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Edith Hail
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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Benjamin L. Cooper
State of Issue: Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: Sunday October 24, 1920
Date of Death: Wednesday October 28, 1998
Est. Age at Death: 78 years, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Springfield; Southern View
County: Sangamon
State: Illinois
ZIP Code: 62703
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He was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Berwick, Pa.
He married Betty Louise Holt [sic, Hoyt] in 1945 in Tacoma, Wash.; she died in 1990.
Mr. Cooper was the former owner and operator of the Old Luxemburg Inn. He had currently been a charter bus driver in the Springfield area and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors: two sons, Michael Cooper of El Paso and Gregory Cooper of Riverton; five daughters, Joyce and Penny Cooper and Debra Cooper Lee, all of Springfield, Karen "Jean" Beveridge of Pennsylvania and Bonnie Anderson of New Hampshire; five grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Kalbach of Pennsylvania.
Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Jeff Chitwood and Bob Green officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, October 29, 1998
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Benjamin Leroy Cooper
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1920
Birth Place: Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Berwick, Columbia, Ohio, USA
Weight: 163
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Edith Hail
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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Benjamin L. Cooper
State of Issue: Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: Sunday October 24, 1920
Date of Death: Wednesday October 28, 1998
Est. Age at Death: 78 years, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Springfield; Southern View
County: Sangamon
State: Illinois
ZIP Code: 62703
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