- Date Of Birth: January 22, 1943
- Date Of Death: July 11, 2019
- State: Iowa
Edwin Arthur “Art” Cooper, 76, of Newton died on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Wesley Life Park Centre in Newton.
Art, the son of Sylvester “Bud” and Marvel Lorraine (Meade) Cooper, was born on January 22, 1943, in Newton.
Art graduated from Newton High School.
Those left to honor Art’s memory are his wife, Ramona Cooper of Newton; sons, Jason A. Cooper of Seattle, Washington and Matthew T. Cooper of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Matthew J. (Melinda) Brouwer of Gainesville, Georgia and Christina D. (Leigh) Downing of Waukee; grandchildren, Caleb Brouwer, Madeline Brouwer, Grace Brouwer, Leah Brouwer, Elizabeth Dykstra, Abagail Dykstra, McKala Downing, Ian Downing, and Mya Downing; his sister, Judith K. “Kay” Millsap; sisters-in-law, W. June Ver Woert, Marlene J. (Harvey) Beyer, E. Eleanor (Gene) Jansen, and Tena Vanden Hoek and brother-in-law, Gerald (Lynda) Vanden Hoek. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister-in-law, Leona W. Brandhof; brothers-in-law, William J.
