Merle Emmet Cooper, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids, under the care of Mercy Hospice Care.
A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Merle was born on August 6, 1929, to Orla and Freet-Cooper in rural Gladbrook, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Marlene Meier on December 29, 1951, at Salem Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. He farmed for a few years in rural Garwin before working for Nash-Finch as a truck driver, retiring in 1997.
Merle enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Merle’s memory are his wife, Marlene of 64 years, two daughters, Sherie (Gayne) Darrow of Cedar Rapids, Cindy Claus of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, Gayne Darrow Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Sonya Darrow of Prague, Czech Republic; Melissa Najera of Corpus Christi, Texas; Bryan Claus, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Jr., Alijah, Malen Najera and Bryan Claus, Jr.; one brother, Wilmer (Darlene) Cooper of Eldridge; two sisters, Verna Stamp of Garwin; Marilou Schreck of Arvada, Colorado; sister-in-laws, Glenda Cooper of Minnesota, Virginia Cooper of Colorado; brother-in-law, Murle McCreary of Toledo.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eva Stamp and Ellen McCreary, two brothers, Kenneth Cooper and Rolland Cooper, brother-in-laws, Leon and Bill Stamp and Gene Schreck, son-in-law, Russ Claus.
Photo and obituary was published by Cedar memorials
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A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Merle was born on August 6, 1929, to Orla and Freet-Cooper in rural Gladbrook, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Marlene Meier on December 29, 1951, at Salem Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. He farmed for a few years in rural Garwin before working for Nash-Finch as a truck driver, retiring in 1997.
Merle enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Merle’s memory are his wife, Marlene of 64 years, two daughters, Sherie (Gayne) Darrow of Cedar Rapids, Cindy Claus of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, Gayne Darrow Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Sonya Darrow of Prague, Czech Republic; Melissa Najera of Corpus Christi, Texas; Bryan Claus, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Jr., Alijah, Malen Najera and Bryan Claus, Jr.; one brother, Wilmer (Darlene) Cooper of Eldridge; two sisters, Verna Stamp of Garwin; Marilou Schreck of Arvada, Colorado; sister-in-laws, Glenda Cooper of Minnesota, Virginia Cooper of Colorado; brother-in-law, Murle McCreary of Toledo.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eva Stamp and Ellen McCreary, two brothers, Kenneth Cooper and Rolland Cooper, brother-in-laws, Leon and Bill Stamp and Gene Schreck, son-in-law, Russ Claus.
Photo and obituary was published by Cedar memorials
.
Merle Emmet Cooper, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids, under the care of Mercy Hospice Care.
A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Merle was born on August 6, 1929, to Orla and Freet-Cooper in rural Gladbrook, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Marlene Meier on December 29, 1951, at Salem Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. He farmed for a few years in rural Garwin before working for Nash-Finch as a truck driver, retiring in 1997.
Merle enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Merle’s memory are his wife, Marlene of 64 years, two daughters, Sherie (Gayne) Darrow of Cedar Rapids, Cindy Claus of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, Gayne Darrow Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Sonya Darrow of Prague, Czech Republic; Melissa Najera of Corpus Christi, Texas; Bryan Claus, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Jr., Alijah, Malen Najera and Bryan Claus, Jr.; one brother, Wilmer (Darlene) Cooper of Eldridge; two sisters, Verna Stamp of Garwin; Marilou Schreck of Arvada, Colorado; sister-in-laws, Glenda Cooper of Minnesota, Virginia Cooper of Colorado; brother-in-law, Murle McCreary of Toledo.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eva Stamp and Ellen McCreary, two brothers, Kenneth Cooper and Rolland Cooper, brother-in-laws, Leon and Bill Stamp and Gene Schreck, son-in-law, Russ Claus.
Photo and obituary was published by Cedar memorials
.
A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Merle was born on August 6, 1929, to Orla and Freet-Cooper in rural Gladbrook, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Marlene Meier on December 29, 1951, at Salem Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. He farmed for a few years in rural Garwin before working for Nash-Finch as a truck driver, retiring in 1997.
Merle enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Merle’s memory are his wife, Marlene of 64 years, two daughters, Sherie (Gayne) Darrow of Cedar Rapids, Cindy Claus of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, Gayne Darrow Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Sonya Darrow of Prague, Czech Republic; Melissa Najera of Corpus Christi, Texas; Bryan Claus, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Jr., Alijah, Malen Najera and Bryan Claus, Jr.; one brother, Wilmer (Darlene) Cooper of Eldridge; two sisters, Verna Stamp of Garwin; Marilou Schreck of Arvada, Colorado; sister-in-laws, Glenda Cooper of Minnesota, Virginia Cooper of Colorado; brother-in-law, Murle McCreary of Toledo.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eva Stamp and Ellen McCreary, two brothers, Kenneth Cooper and Rolland Cooper, brother-in-laws, Leon and Bill Stamp and Gene Schreck, son-in-law, Russ Claus.
Photo and obituary was published by Cedar memorials
.
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