Mary Ellen Cooper, an 87-year-old Trenton resident, died Monday, March 7, 2022 at Mosaic Hospital in Saint Joseph after a brief hospitalization.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Resthaven Mortuary, Trenton.
Her body will be cremated after the service.
Open visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tonight (Friday, March 11) at the mortuary.
Mary was born April 20, 1934, in Spickard, the daughter of Charles and Pauline Bosley Brewer. She attended Spickard School and graduated in 1952.
On Nov. 29, 1952, she was united in marriage to Jack Elliott Cooper, son of Nathan and Addie Cooper. They were the parents of two daughters, Vicki Jo Cooper Ferguson and Valeri Ann Cooper Parrish.
Survivors include her daughter, Vicki Ferguson and her husband, David of Trenton and their children, Jessica Lynn Sherrow and husband Brian of Marceline, Cara Lea Leininger and husband Shawn of rural Trenton, Jason Elliott Ferguson and wife Jill of rural Trenton, and David Andrew (Andy) Ferguson and wife Kiersten of rural Spickard; daughter Valeri Parrish and her husband, John of Fremont, NE, and their children Tawnia Brooke Nickles of Kansas City, Andrea Lynn Parrish Meuller and husband Matt of Lincoln, NE and Adam Matthew Parrish and wife Danielle of Waverly, NE. In addition to her seven grandchildren, Mary is survived by 20 great- grandchildren.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Fred Brewer; sister and brother-in-law, Gloria Brewer Connell and Don Connell; and a niece, Lisa Dawn Connell Tunnell.
Memorials are suggested to the Green Hills Animal Shelter and may be left with the mortuary.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.
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