Ellis E. 'Coop' Cooper

November 08, 2014 Last Updated: November 08, 2014 10:01 AM Death Notice

Ellis E. “Coop” Cooper, 78, of Chicora passed away Sunday morning at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler, following a brief illness.

Born on May 12, 1936, he was the son of the late C. Lawrence and Nellie Fox Cooper.

He was an honorably discharged veteran of four years of service with the U.S. Air Force.

Ellie was employed for more than 40 years as an oil transport driver with Penn-Drake, now Calumet-Penreco, at Karns City. He was a member of Teamster Union Local 273.

A Protestant, he was a member of the Chicora Moose, the Bradys Bend American Legion, the Argyle Lodge F&AM 540 of Chicora and the New Castle Consistory.

He enjoyed golfing, making a hole-in-one at Cross Creek Country Club. Coop also liked to hunt, fish and travel.

He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Sweeney, who he married on Dec. 5, 1959, and his daughter and her husband, Claudia and Steven Fischer of Butler. Also surviving are his three nephews, Greg (Tammy) Cooper, Gary (Lora) Cooper and Shane Cooper (companion Yuying Johnson); his two nieces, Cristi (Charlie) Mello and Sonja (Scotty) Strickland; his two great-nephews, Corey Strickland and Cody Cooper; his four great-nieces, Stephanie, Brittany and Madison Cooper, and Mandy Strickland; his brother, Owen G. (Carolyn) Cooper of Odenton, Md.; his two sisters-in-law, Shirley Cooper of Wilson, N.C., and Bonnie Lamm Cooper of Parker; his two step-grandchildren; his four step-great-grandchildren, and his special family friend, Kaitlyn Fleeger of Chicora.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert A. and Sharon L. Cooper.

Cooper — Visitation for Ellis E. “Coop” Cooper, who passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 S. Wayne Ave., Parker. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with burial to follow at Perryville Cemetery, near Parker.The VFW and the American Legion Post of Parker will conduct a veteran memorial service at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001.To view or send condolences or sympathy cards, visit www.buzardfuneralhomes.com.