Marion Cooper Obituary – PA

Marion M. Cooper

Marion M. Cooper, 93, of Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth, formerly of Dowling Park, Fla. and Wallingford, Conn., died Saturday, July 29, 2006, in Moravian Hall Square, where she had lived since 2003. She was born May 21, 1913, in Portsmouth, NH, the youngest daughter of the late Frank and Louise (Seymour) Marshall. After graduating from Portsmouth High School in 1932 and from Aurora University in Aurora, Ill. in 1936 Marion returned to Portsmouth and became a high school English teacher, a vocation she enjoyed throughout her adult professional life. After the death of her devoted husband, Gerald Cooper, in 1968, Marion worked at Choate Rosemary Hall School in Wallingford as a librarian. Marion enjoyed playing the piano and organ and also taught ladies’ Sunday school classes. Throughout her life she was an active member of Advent Christian Churches located in Portsmouth from 1913 to 1938, Wallingford from 1939 to 1984 and Dowling Park from 1985 to 2006. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teaching sister. Survivors: son, Gerald C. Cooper Jr. and wife Gloria of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Cynthia L. Gandee and husband Thomas of Edenton, NC, Susan Cooper Drabic and husband David of Bethlehem; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Marion was predeceased by her brother, Phillip, and two sisters, Laura and Florence. Services: A memorial service for Marion will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Bixler Memorial Church, Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park, Fla. Burial of her ashes will take place later this fall in Wallingford, Connecticut. entrusted to Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St. Bethlehem. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Marion’s memory to the Good Samaritan Fund, Moravian Hall Square, 175 W. North St., Nazareth, PA 18064.