Gregory Dean Cooper Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Gregory Dean Cooper, 57, of Chicora, Pa., passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday evening at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh. Greg was born in Butler on June 28, 1958. He was the son of Joyce Starr and the late James Dean Cooper. Greg was protestant by faith. A hard worker all of his life, Greg worked as a heavy equipment operator for Adobe surface mining, then for Bob Bean as a welder for custom truck beds. Before his health prohibited him from working he was last employed as a carpet layer and floor fitter for Beatty's Furniture in Eau Claire. When Greg wasn't working he was often outside and enjoyed hunting. In Greg's younger years he enjoyed endura racing at Lernerville Speedway. He was a member of Parker City - Allegheny Valley Masonic Lodge No. 521. In addition to his mother Joyce, He is survived by One daughter: Shannon (Nathan) Campbell of North Washington, Pa. Two sons: Joshua (Erica) Cooper of Slippery Rock, Pa; and Christopher (Lorena) Cooper of West Sunbury, Pa. Three sisters: Heather Uhl of Butler, Pa.; Heidi (Chip) Brunst of West Sunbury, Pa.; and Piper (Jeff) Cratty of Oxford, Pa. Two brothers: Jeffrey D. (Valerie) Cooper of Butler, Pa.; and Scott L. (Dawn) Cooper of Cape May, Nj. Two grand daugthers; Zoe Delu-Cooper and Kensi Cooper both of West Sunbury, Pa. In addition to his father James who passed on 5/27/1989, Greg was preceded in death by a daughter Christin Joy Cooper who passed on 6/4/1982,

Gregory Dean Cooper

June 28, 1958 - February 3, 2016