Services
service
June 29, 2016
Wednesday
11:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church of Dows
Obituary
Marcine M. Cooper, age 98, of Dows passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.
Memorial service was held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Presbyterian Church in Dows with Pastor Shawn Hill officiating. Burial took place at Fairview Cemetery in Dows.
Marcine Maude, daughter of Ben and Maude (Stuck) Rice, was born on May 25, 1918 on the Stuck farm by Dows. When Marcine was nine, her family moved to Galt. She attended and graduated from Galt High School. After high school, she went to 4 C's Business School in Des Moines for two years. Marcine worked in Washington D.C. for one and a half years.
On October 9, 1941, Marcine was united in marriage to Bluferd Cooper in Galt. Marcine worked in Des Moines during World War II while B.L. was in the service. Marcine worked in the banks in Galt and Dows for 23 years. After retirement, she filled her time with quilting for family and others. She kept busy with volunteer work and church work. Marcine was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Liberty Club, and Legion Auxiliary.
Marcine is survived by her three children Dick (Mary) Cooper, Cheryl (Bob) Jass, Phyllis (Reggie) Wilson; grandchildren Reggie (Carrie) Cooper, Michelle (Tracy) Smith, Darci (Lester) Cahail, Kim (Abel) Ramirez, Kamila (Travis) Ostwald, Kerri (Todd) Dodd; 19 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sister Maxine Dutton.