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Mrs. Eleanor
Louise Cooper
Eleanor Louise
Cooper, 94, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away a on
Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Leonard Florence Center of Living
in Chelsea.
Eleanor was
born in Boston in 1916, the daughter of Edward C and Margaret G.
Walsh. She was raised in Chelsea and graduated from St. Rose
School with the class of 1936. It was in Chelsea where she
met her sweetheart, Aidan T. Cooper. They were married in
Baltimore MD in 1938. They first lived in Everett, before
settling down in Malden nearly 60 years ago. When the US
entered into WWII, Aidan went to help our countries fight,
and volunteered Eleanor as a "Gray Lady" assisting
hospitalized servicemen. Aidan returned from his
service time and the two remained in Malden to raise their
family. They shared over 60 years together until Aidan's
passing in the year 2000. Eleanor was a Communicant of
Immaculate Conception Church for nearly 60 years.
She is
survived by her daughters Marquerite M. Cooper of Malden, and
Jean E. Mayes of VA, and son Aidan Cooper Jr. of Quincy, her
grandchildren, Christopher and Daniel Tolliver, as well as
several great grandchildren.
Eleanor was
preceded in death by husband, Aidan T. Cooper, her parents,
Edward and Margaret (Dooley) Walsh; her 2 brothers Edward Walsh,
her Joseph Walsh and her grandson, Bryan Tolliver.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held for Eleanor in Sacred Hearts
Church on Saturday, Mar 12, at 11AM. The procession will form
at the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem
Street, with visitation beginning at 9:30AM. Burial will
follow in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.
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