Bob Cooper

June 19, 1939 - February 23, 2021

Robert (Bob) Cooper, 81 years, passed away peacefully at Bluewater Health, Sarnia surrounded by family on Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021. Bob was born in Brooke Township and lived Oil City and Petrolia. He was the son of the late George (1951) and Alma (1998) Cooper. Loving husband to Shirley (Butler) Cooper for 61 years. He is survived by a daughter, Kathy (Jim) Brown and a son Bryan (Karen) Cooper. He was loved by 5 grandsons, Kyle (Laura) Brown, Curtis (Ashlea) Brown, Dylan (Audrey) Brown, Tyson Cooper (Alesha Myers) and Nolan (Jenny) Cooper. He enjoyed his 7 great grandchildren, Lucy, Levi, Jackson, Miller, Parry, Hunter and Logan Brown. He was predeceased by a brother Lawrence, a sister Marie and a brother in law Jack Duncan, a sister in law Shirley Cooper and a brother in law Donald Butler. He is survived by a brother Roy and a sister Diane (Carmen) Dempsey, a sister in law Dorothy (Fred) Moss, a brother in law David (Marie) Butler, several nieces, nephews, and friends. Bob was fortunate to have spent 25 winters of his retired years in the sunny south in Mexico and Florida where he made many American and Canadian friends. A retired member of Local 95, Bob worked as an insulator on many of the Sarnia refineries. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church, Petrolia A private service will be held at Needham-Jay Funeral Home, Petrolia on Friday, February 26, 2021. The service will live-streamed today at 1 pm at Facebook.com/NeedhamJay Interment will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Brooke Township. In lieu of flowers sympathy may be expressed through donations to C.E.E. Hospital (ceehf.ca) or St. Paul’s United Church. Live-streamed link: www.facebook.com/NeedhamJay