Obituary Cooper, Granville Jr (2008)


Source Information

  • Title Obituary Cooper, Granville Jr (2008)  
    Short Title Obituary Cooper, Granville Jr  
    Publisher Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Patriot-News, 31 August 2008  
    Source ID S2300 
    Text ]Granville W. Cooper, Jr., passed away on August 29, 2008 at the age of 85.

    To his friends and family, he was affectionately known as Coop.


    Born on March 5, 1923, he was a U.S. Army World War II veteran having served with the 11th Airborne.

    Coop was a Past President and long standing member of the Lower Paxton Lions Club.

    He was a member of Crosspoint United Methodist Church.

    After a successful career with Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Coop relocated to Harrisburg in 1982.

    He was preceded in death by his parents: Mr. and Mrs. Granville Cooper, Sr., of Butler; his son: Granville Cooper III; and, his brother: Cline Cooper.

    Coop is survived by his wife: Melba June Cooper of Harrisburg; his four step-daughters: Judy Brevik, Sharon Reed and husband, Craig, Cecelia Foreman and husband, Ken, and Patti Carlson and husband, Rick; his step-son: Bruce Campbell; and, ten step-grandchildren.

    A celebration service of his life will be held at 06:30 p.m., September 02, 2008 in the Crosspoint United Methodist Church, 430 Colonial Road in Harrisburg.

    After cremation, Coop will be buried in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery 
    Linked to
    Individuals: 1
    Grandville William Cooper, Jr. 



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 15.0.4, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2026.

Maintained by Rob Roy. | Data Protection Policy.