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Orval Lee Cooper
November 19, 1943 – January 25, 2020
Orval Lee Cooper, 76, of Waterloo, died Saturday, January 25, at Unity Point-Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
He was born November 19, 1943, in Monticello, son of Charles and Aldi (Rathbun) Cooper. On January 12, 1965, he married Nancy Williams in Anamosa. She preceded him in death.
Orval attended Monticello Schools and served in the U. S. Navy. He worked in concrete and construction.
He is survived by a daughter, Vivian Lowe of Grundy Center; two sons, Tom (Tami) Cooper of Evansdale and Jeff (Julie) Cooper of Cedar Falls; two sisters, Sadie Holms of Illinois and Debbie Barnes of Vinton; a brother, Bill Cooper of Lisbon; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, and three sons, Rocky Cooper and Mark and Matthew Cooper.
A family-directed gathering of friends and family was held Saturday, February 1, at the Evansdale AMVETS Post 31. Inurnment will be at a later date in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo.

Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Anamosa Journal Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, 6 February 2020

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