Loren "Tom" Cooper Jr
1935 - 2016
Obituary
Loren "Tom" Cooper Jr., 80,
died Wednesday (July 27, 2016) at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.
He was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Leavenworth, to Loren T. Sr. and Lela
(Smith) Cooper. On February 5, 1959, he married Beverly Elberson in
Miami, Oklahoma, and she preceded him in death on April 18, 2012. Tom
was a retired locomotive engineer for Santa Fe Railroad.
He is survived by a daughter, Sidney
Cooper of Miami, Florida; sons: Larry and his wife Jodie Cooper of
Bethoud, Colorado, Colten and his wife Marsha Cooper of Goessel,
Jason and his wife Rhonda Cooper of Newton, Weston and his wife
Melanie Cooper of Wichita and Cameron and his wife Cheyenne Cooper of
Houston, Texas. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren
Tom is preceded in death by his
parents, his wife and his brother, Chuck Cooper.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday (July 29, 2016) at Petersen Funeral Home with the family
receiving friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Private family graveside service will
be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton.
Memorials are suggested to Caring Hands
Humane Society in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
