Kenneth Lyle Cooper

Kenneth Lyle Cooper, age 90, of Hanover, Illinois, died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center of Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2005 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. Father Christopher Kuhn of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, with Full Military Rites. Friends may call from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13 at the Funeral Home. Memorials can be given to the Hanover VFW Post # 5300, the Hanover Veterans Memorial Fund or the Hanover Ambulance Association. Condolences may be given to the family at www. lawjonesfuneralhome.com/
Kenneth was born on October 27, 1915, the son of Clarence and Edna (Glascock) Cooper in Thomson, Illinois. He graduated from Thomson High School, Thomson, Illinois, with the Class of 1933. Kenneth married Mildred Dean in Paris, Texas on October 12, 1943. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Kenneth worked for thirty-six years at the Savanna Army Depot. He retired as Supervisor in the Special Weapons Division. Kenneth loved and enjoyed his family; he had fun times watching the Chicago Cub’s baseball; the Chicago Bear’s football and the San Francisco 49rs.
Kenneth is survived by his wife, Mildred of Hanover; his son Albert “Jake” Cooper and daughter in-law Luba of Lincoln, Nebraska; three grandchildren, Scott Cooper of Omaha, Nebraska, Chris Cooper of Oakland, California and Valerie Cooper of Lincoln, Nebraska; and one brother, Raymond Cooper of Savanna, Illinois. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Ruth Yates.