IN MEMORY

Violet Cooper

November 23, 1925 - December 13, 2019

Violet Cooper, Lacombe resident since 1960, passed to her rest at the Lacombe Hospital on December 13, 2019 – three weeks past her 94th birthday. Violet was born on November 23, 1925, to Fred and Emily Boschee, who lived in the Robinson District of southeastern Alberta. She was the seventh of eight children in this family. Violet married Charles Cooper in 1945. So their children could attend a Seventh-day Adventist School, they moved from their farm in Irvine, Alberta, to an acreage just north of Lacombe. Violet owned and operated Manna Mart (a health food and Christian bookstore), in Lacombe for 15 years. Violet is survived by one brother Edgar Boschee of Medicine Hat; her children Stan (Connie), Lowell (Rae), Desmond (Trudi), Karen Hawes (Brian), and Kathy Patterson (Lee); her nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Violet’s family extends their gratitude to Dr. Keller and the Lacombe Hospital nursing staff for their excellent and compassionate care during Violet’s hospitalization. Appreciation also goes to Pastor Jeff Potts and the pastoral team of College Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church for their ministry to Violet and the family. A Memorial Service was on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Ponoka Funeral Home.