- Date Of Birth: January 21, 1936
- Date Of Death: July 26, 2009
- State: Indiana
Gerolene E. Cooper, 73, of Elkhart, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday (July 26, 2009) in Riverside Village.
She was born Jan. 21, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., to Robert and Myrtle (Taylor) Mills. On Dec. 19, 1953, she married Kenneth L. Cooper in St. Louis.
He survives along with three sons, Ronald (Lynda) Cooper of Barnhart, Mo., Donald (Mary) Cooper of St. Charles, Mo., and Randy (Libby) Cooper of Alpharetta, Ga.; four daughters, Susan (Joey) Campanello, Judith Cooper and Tami (Gordie) Sherven Jr., all of Elkhart, and Penny (Chuck) Warfel of Caledonia, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Jerry (Shirley) Mills of Warren Robbins, Ga.; and two sisters, Shirley (Donald) King and Ophia Mills, both of Dupo, Ill.
One brother, William Mills, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker and volunteered with the youth of the Salvation Army for many years teaching Sunday school and music. She was involved in the Girl Guards and enjoyed doing ceramics.
