Waterloo Region Generations
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Francis Herman "Herman" Cooper

Male 1910 - 1999  (89 years)


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  • Name Francis Herman "Herman" Cooper 
    Born 5 May 1910  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Herman Cooper 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Salvation Army 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-212047 
    Died 5 Nov 1999  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 8 Nov 1999  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I212047  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Herman Henry Cecil "Cecil" Cooper,   b. 21 Jun 1882, Cowes, , Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1961  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Evelyn Gooding,   b. 25 Nov 1885, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F190655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Helen Mary "Nellie" Bowie,   b. 29 Jun 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2002  (Age 88 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F269326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Helen M. Bowie,   b. 29 Jun 1914,   d. 15 Dec 2002  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1940 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F276616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Francis Herbert Cooper - Facebook 2020 - from Helen Cooper McInnis

  • Notes 
    • COOPER, Francis "Herman"

      At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, in his 90th year. Loving husband of Helen "Nellie" Cooper. Beloved father of John Cooper and his wife Anne of Cambridge and Helen McInnis and her husband Don of Sheffield. Survived by his grandchildren, Robert and Leslie Cooper and Andrew and Mark McInnis; his brothers. Don Cooper of Guelph and Alex Cooper of Kincardine; his sister-in-law, Catherine (Bowie) Hilton; nieces, Jane Cooper and Kathy Thomas and her husband Tony and nephew, Bill Cooper and his wife Heather. Predeceased by sisters-in-law, Florence Cooper and Minnie Cooper; brother, Ted Cooper and brother-in-law, Charlie Bowie. Herman retired from Canada Manpower in 1975. He served overseas during the Second World War, with the Highland Light Infantry of Canada and was very active with the War Amps Association of Canada. Resting at the Corbett Funeral Home, 95 Dundas St. Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Sunday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel, on Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at 1 p.m. Interment Mount View Cemetery.

      The Record 6 Nov 1999 pg B4

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 17.

    2. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      COOPER/ Francis/ Herman/ May 5, 1910/ Nov. 5, 1999/ Helen M./ BOWIE/ June 29, 1914/ Dec. 15, 2002/ [Highland Light Infantry of Canada & War Amps insignia][wedding rings] Dec. 21, 1940/ Till we meet again/ In loving memory/ Of a dear/ Mum & dad/ Time and years/ Slip gently by/ Yet love and memories/ Never die/

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199618899/francis-herman-cooper.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 May 1910 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Salvation Army - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Nov 1999 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Nov 1999 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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