Betty Jean (Pratt) Cooper
Betty Jean (Pratt) Cooper, 87, of Ithaca, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011, at Carson City Hospital.
Betty was born on August 13, 1922 in Ithaca, the youngest daughter of Albert and Catherine (Quinlan) Pratt. She married Muril L. Cooper on July 21, 1941. She was a lifelong resident of Ithaca and graduated from Ithaca High School.
She is survived by two daughters and a son, Judy (Jim) Kimmel of Ithaca, Larry (Mary) Cooper of Ithaca, and Jackie (Jack) Kapustka of Perrinton; 10 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and one great great granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Muril; two sisters, Lydia Collins and Dorothy Lau; and two brothers, Elan Pratt and Ervin Pratt.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, with Jo Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Gardens Cemetery in Elwell, Michigan. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gratiot County Commission on Aging.
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