COOLEY, Edith M. (Gardner) 1924-2019

COOLEY, GARDNER, SMELSER, BURNS, BLUMGREN, AUGSTSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 7/12/2019 at 16:48:22

Edith M. Cooley

March 4, 1924 - July 8, 2019

Edith M. Cooley, 95, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Monday, July 08, 2019 at Lakeview Landing.

She was born March 4, 1924 in La Porte City, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Cleo Smelser Gardner.

She married George O. Cooley November 21, 1943. in Randalia, Iowa. He died Sept. 29, 2008. Edith worked at Go Getter Realty and Sears & Roebuck, and was also a homemaker.

Survivors include two sons, George (Cathy) Cooley of Waterloo and Steve (Darcy) Cooley of Iowa City; two daughters, Pat (Phil) Irwin of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Susan (Kevin) Faes of Mesa, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren: Keith Irwin, Kevin Irwin, Collin Irwin, Crystal Lovelock, Matt Faes, Andy Faes, Dan Cooley, Abbi Cooley, Sam Cooley, Callie Cooley, Kaitlyn Cooley and Delaney Cooley; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, John Gardner of Waterloo and Harry “Adrian” Gardner of Knoxville, Iowa; and a sister, Margaret Kinney of Waterloo.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Dr. Linda Cooley; a brother, Al Gardner; and by three sisters: Arlene Burns, Norma Blumgren and Doris Augustson.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 11 at Waterloo Memorial Park Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Public visitation will be for one hour before services at the chapel on Thursday. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway is assisting the family.

Edith enjoyed bowling, playing Scrabble and 500, cooking for her family…especially fond memories of her fried chicken and cinnamon rolls. She was a confidant and friend to her children and a loving and devoted grandmother to all her grandchildren.

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service