Muriel (Larson) COOPER

COOPER, ERICKSON, ANDERSON, WILLIS, LARSON, BENSON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/15/2008 at 10:34:11

Muriel L. Cooper, 88, of 7067 275th Way, Clear Lake, Iowa, died Friday, September 21, 2007, at her home. Funeral services will be held Sunday, 2:30 PM, Sept, 23, 2007, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA with Rev. Ed Bard officiating. Graveside services will be 4:30 PM at Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel. Family suggest memorials to Muriel Cooper Memorial Fund.

Muriel was born October 16, 1918 in Kanawha, Iowa the daughter of Bert and Alma (Erickson) Larson. She graduated from Kanawha High School in 1936. She married William Cooper on Sept. 20, 1937 in Kanawha. They farmed in the Kanawha and Ventura area. She worked for the Ventura Schools until moving to Forest City in 1967 where she worked for Waldorf College and the Forest City Bakery. In 1977 Bill and Muriel retired and moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas living there until 1986 when they moved to Clear Lake. Muriel was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She enjoyed sewing quilt blocks for her church, her garden to share with family and friends, growing flowers, her cat Cuddles and especially spending time with family.

She is survived by two children, Wayne Cooper and his wife Jean, West Des Moines, Vicki Anderson and her husband William, Clear Lake, six grandchildren, Gregory Cooper, Oskaloosa, Michelle Lane, Gretna, Nebraska, Kimberly Cooper, West Des Moines, Chad Willis, Des Moines, Stephanie Willis, Clear Lake and Brent Willis, Klemme. Also, three great grandchildren, Jamie, Katie and Emily. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband William, son Dennis, brother Tolfred Larson and sisters Irene Benson and Bernice Williams.