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William Henry Cooper

Birth	:	25 Sep 1854
Death	:	12 Aug 1933
Burial	:	Footscray General Cemetery, Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Australia
Coordinate	:	-37.8156660, 144.8607160
Plot	:	Section 2, Row 2
Description	:	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, August 14, 1933 William Henry COOPER, for many years a resident of Rochester, died after an illness of almost a year, early Saturday morning at the home of his son, W. L. COOPER, Kankakee, Illinois. Mr. Cooper, oldest son of David and Amy LOWE COOPER, was born at Milbrook, Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 25th, 1854, and died 1:15 a.m. August 12th, 1933, age 78 years, 10 months and 12 days. In the spring of 1864, when Mr. Cooper was about 10 years of age, he moved with his parents to Indiana, locating first at Gilead, movig from there... Read More	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, August 14, 1933 William Henry COOPER, for many years a resident of Rochester, died after an illness of almost a year, early Saturday morning at the home of his son, W. L. COOPER, Kankakee, Illinois. Mr. Cooper, oldest son of David and Amy LOWE COOPER, was born at Milbrook, Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 25th, 1854, and died 1:15 a.m. August 12th, 1933, age 78 years, 10 months and 12 days. In the spring of 1864, when Mr. Cooper was about 10 years of age, he moved with his parents to Indiana, locating first at Gilead, movig from there in 1873 to Rochester. On March 7th, 1878, William Cooper was united in marriage with Eva C. HEFFLEY, who died Dec. 17th, 1921 at South Bend, Indiana, where they were then living. To this union three children were born, Louis H. COOPER of Rochester, William L. COOPER of Kankakee, Illinois, and a daughter, Edith [COOPER], who died October 22nd, 1890. Surviving Mr. Cooper are the two sons mentioned, and four grandchildren, all of whom were at the bedside when he passed away, a sister, Martha SHOUP of Chicago, and a brother, Voras L. [COOPER], who makes his home in Los Angeles. During more than forty years of his residence in Rochester Mr. Cooper was actively engaged in carpenter work, both in contracting and building, first with his father, and for many years thereafter for himself, and built a great many of the homes, business and public buildings in Rochester and vicinity. Mr. Cooper's remains were brought to Rochester by motor hearse, arriving about noon Monday, and burial was made in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery following services at the Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. During almost a year of illness and extreme suffering Mr. Cooper made no complaints, merely saying it was God's will and that he must take what comes More often during his long illness he was offering sympathy to those who were doing all that could be done to make his last days more comfortable. He remained conscious almost to the end and requested his son to give his best wishes to his many friends, and to say goodbye to them for him. ----- Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Tuesday, August 15, 1933 ATTENDED COOPER RITES R. L. FOWLER and R I. BURGESS of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. LUSSENHOP, Mr. and Mrs. J. M FAWTHROP, Mr. ad Mrs. S. M. LONGWELL, C. W. SMITH, Ed MUHLSTADT, Mrs. B. RIVARD, Miss Mary HOARE and Miss B. TYRELL, all of Kankakee, Ill., Mrs. John ABBOTT and son, Mrs. E. ANDERSON of Muskegon, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. D. C. HEFFLEY, of Ft. Wayne, Mrs. J. E. HATHAWAY, of Hammond, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. W. T. BRADWAY of Kankakee, Ill., and Walter ROSS and son of Dayton, Ohio, were here to attend the funeral of W. H. COOPER. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1933 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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Latitude: -37.8156660
Longitude: 144.8607160

Family Members:

Parent

David Cooper

(1825 - 1902)

Amy Ann Lowe Cooper

(1826 - 1917)

Spouse

Eva C Heffley Cooper

(1857 - 1921)

Siblings

Coroletus Cooper

(1857 - 1925)

David Freemont Cooper

(1862 - 1874)

Voras Lowe “Jude” Cooper

(1864 - 1955)

Children

Louis Herbert Cooper

(1879 - 1950)

Edith Cooper

(1886 - 1890)

Flowers:

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