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AUSTINTOWN -- Clair Eugene Cooper, 88, passed away Monday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2022, at Austintown Healthcare Center.
He was born May 18, 1934, in Youngstown, the son of Ross A. Cooper Sr. and Mary A. Miller Cooper.
He retired as a first helper with Youngstown Sheet and Tube when the mills closed and then went to work for BFI. He was a member of Wickliffe Christian Church before its closing.
Clair's hobbies included fishing, camping, traveling and working around the house, as well as doing things for his family and friends.
He leaves his wife, the former Maryann Wuckovich, whom he married Sept. 17, 1955; one son, Richard (Sandy) Cooper of Canfield; one son-in-law, Wayne Lowe of Florida; one daughter-in-law, Debbie Cooper; six grandchildren, Amanda (Jim) Vallos, Richard S. (Sara) Cooper, Julie (Brett Bulkley) Cooper, Melissa (Don) Kerens, Danielle (Danielle Litwiler) Lowe and Jason (Nina) Lowe; and eight great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Cooper Vallos, Ethan and Madison Cooper, Carson and Peyton Kerens, Grayson Bulkley and Kinsley Lowe. Clair also leaves two brothers, Bruce Cooper and Chuck (Pat) Cooper; and two sisters, Kay (Rich) Bistarkey and Mary Jane (Ronnie) Evans; sisters-in law, Barb (Jack) Newhard and Patty Shonce; and several nieces and nephews.
Clair was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Cooper Lowe; a sister, Marilyn Mayle; and brother, Ross Cooper Jr.
All services were private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to InCare Hospice, 600 E. Smith Road, Suite 7, Medina, OH 44256, in Clair's name.
Friends and family may view this obituary and give their condolences at www.lanefuneralhomes.com.
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