Marzellia “Marie” Cooper, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

By August 17, 2021Obituaries

Marzellia “Marie” Cooper, 80, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at her home.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2021 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Pastor Jon Wenger from Heritage Christian Center officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa.

She was born June 18, 1941, in Paris, IL to John and Alice (Conner) Newton. On October 30, 1962 she married Albert Cooper of Paris who preceded her in death in 2010.

Marie was a member of the Heritage Christian Center. She was a volunteer at the Ottawa Hospital. Her passion was her faith and she enjoyed sewing, but most of all she liked spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her children, Candy Frandin of Ottawa, John of Ottawa, and Joshua (Aimee) Cooper of Oglesby; five grandchildren, Nicole and Taylor (Jessica Hanson) Frandin and Joseph, Bryce, and Braydon Cooper; and her special niece, Debbie Wilson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; one sister, Nettie Cope; and her brother, Harold Newton.

She was laid to rest in the Garden of Devotion.