Susan "Susie" Cooper

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  Susan "Susie" Cooper
  Minneapolis, Kansas
  USA
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Family/Spouse: Roger Reed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Justin Reed
2. Kandy Reed

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 50972651
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Minneapolis Messenger, Thursday, May 17, 2007:

Darrel Lee Cooper, 77, of Minneapolis, died May 11, 2007 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on August 3, 1929, on a farm outside of Delphos, the son of Ted and Vendla (Miller) Cooper.
On March 3, 1948, he was united in marriage to Shirley Comfort at Miltonvale.

Darrel's lifelong occupation was a farmer/ stockman. He also drove a cattle truck for Morton Trucking, worked on radios and TV's, owned and operated a dirt construction company, owned a machine shop, and kept books for C & R Plating and Kansas Heat. After his retirement in 1991, he taught himself how to work on and operate computers. He was a member of the Ada Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife Shirley; a son, Randy Cooper and wife Sue; three daughters, Susie Reed and husband Roger, Sandy Cline and husband Kevin, all of Minneapolis, and Karen Boydston and husband Layne of Gardner; a sister, Alda Jean McCready of Bennington; 13 grandchildren: Janelle Peterson, Lindsey Thomas, Katie Holder, Justin Reed, Kandy Reed, Luke, Jake, Zach and Beau Cline, Kelsey, Paden, Ethan and Cole Boydston; and seven great-grandchildren.

A graveside service was held May 15 at the Bennington Cemetery followed by a memorial service at Shields Funeral Home in Minneapolis with Rev. Bob Smith officiating. Musicians were Melba Bruce and Chelle Fleming. Casket bearers were Justin Reed, Luke Cline, Jake Cline, Zach Cline, Beau Cline, Adam Thomas and Kent Holder. Honorary bearers were Randy Reed, Paden Boydston, Ethan Boydston and Cole Boydston.

Memorials are to the church of the donor's choice or Ottawa County Hospice.
--submitted by Cheryl White

Daryl married Shirley Joyce Comfort on 3 Mar 1948 in Miltonvale, Kansas, United States. Shirley (daughter of Harold Heald Comfort and Nellie Genevieve "Neva" Condray) was born on 1 Dec 1929 in Miltonvale, Kansas, United States; died on 7 Dec 2013 in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 121483769
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Wilson Family Funeral Home -

Shirley J. Cooper, 84, Minneapolis, passed away December 7, 2013 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born December 1, 1929 on a farm south of Miltonvale to Harold and Neva (Condray) Comfort.

Shirley attended Miltonvale schools, graduating high school in 1947. On March 3, 1948 she and Darrel Cooper were united in marriage. They were married 59 years before he preceded her in death on May 11, 2007. Shirley was a devoted farm wife and always was alongside her husband in the fields. Shirley was a seamstress who made clothes for her children and grandchildren. In later years, she substituted at the Wells Post Office, worked the Ottawa County Election Board, delivered flowers for Keith's Floral, and worked part time at Keith's Greenhouse in Wells.

Survivors include her children Randy Cooper and his wife Sue; Susan Reed and her husband Roger, Sandy Cline and her husband Kevin all of Minneapolis, and Karen Boydston and her husband Layne of Gardner; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services for family and close friends were Saturday, December 14 at the Bennington Cemetery. Memorial services were at 11:00 A.M. at Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Ada United Methodist Church, Central Kansas Flywheels Yesteryear Museum, or the Ottawa County Service Corporation (Ottawa County Carnival) and may be left in care of the funeral home.

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Ted married Vendla Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 50997448
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He was married June 7, 1926, to Genevieve Condray at Clay Center, KS. He was a farmer and stockman, farming northeast of Wells until moving to Miltonvale in 1958. They owned and operated Comfort's Cafe in Miltonvale for three years and he later drove a bus for the Miltonvale Schools. They moved to Minneapolis in 1982. He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Wells and the Golden Wheel Senior Center, Minneapolis. He was a former member of the Lions Club, Saddle Club and Senior Center at Miltonvale. They had one son and one daughter, seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Harold married Nellie Genevieve "Neva" Condray on 7 Jun 1926 in Clay Center, Kansas, United States. Nellie was born on 8 Oct 1906 in Jetmore, Kansas, United States; died on 29 Jul 2004 in Salina, Saline County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 50997472
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Nellie Genevieve Condray was born October 8, 1906, on a farmstead near Jetmore to Henry F. and Ada Belle (Whisler) Condray. She departed this life on July 29, 2004, at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was 97 years of age.
Memorials are to the Ottawa County Health Center or a church of the donor's choice.
--information provided by Diana Douglas

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Arthur married Mary Elizabeth Heald. Mary (daughter of Clark Heald and Catherine "Kate" Gilmour) was born on 5 Dec 1867 in Delaware County, Iowa, United States; died on 4 Sep 1930 in Clay Centre, Clay County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Mount Liberty Church Cemetery, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 12304484
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• Residence-Occupant: 1871, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States
• Residence-Occupant: 1872, Waubaunsee County, Kansas, United States
• Residence-Occupant: 1874, Grant Twp, Ottawa County, Iowa, United States; Section 10 and 11

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Mary Elizabeth Comfort, daughter of Clark and Catharine Gilmour Heald, was born in Delaware County, Iowa December 5, 1867 and departed this life at the Clay Center Hospital at 2 P.M., September 4, 1930, aged 62 years, 9 months.
They moved to Waubaunsee County, Kansas in 1872. In 1874, they came to Ottawa County, homesteading section 10, Grant Township and later settling on section 11, where Mary spent her girlhood with the exception of a short time spent in Minneapolis with her grandmother Heald while she attended school.
She was united in marriage with Arthur Comfort, January 1, 1894. To this union was born 5 children, Bessie (Mrs. John Beals) of Oak Hill, Clark H. who passed away at the age of 2 years, Ralph who lived only a few days, Lura of the home, and Harold H. of Lamar. Mr. and Mrs. Comfort lived on the same farm for nearly 34 years and are well known and respected in the community where Mrs. Comfort has been actively interested in the work of the Mt. Liberty Church which she joined December 31, 1922. She has ever been a lover of her home and had the rare faculty of putting first things first. Of late she has been very solicitous of her mother who has been in very feeble health.
Funeral services were held at Mt. Liberty Church.