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Dorothy May Cooper was born on 14 May 1925 in New London, Henry, Iowa.² She and Austin Howard Heaton were married on 11 April 1948.¹ She died on 26 January 2020, at age 94, in Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota.

Dorothy Heaton, age 94, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Arrangements are pending with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.

Dorothy May (Cooper) Heaton was born to John and Hazel (Short) Cooper on May 14, 1925 in New London, Iowa. She graduated from New London High School in 1943 where she enjoyed spending time with her friends and singing in the choir. After high school she worked in the office of Sheaffer Pen Company in Mt. Pleasant. On April 11, 1948 she married Austin Heaton, a WWII veteran and graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College who worked for Production Credit Association. Together they had two sons; Alan in 1950 and Steven in 1953. In 1961 the family moved to Maynard, Iowa, where Austin worked as a sales manager for an ag supply company. For a few years there she worked as a secretary for the principal of the West Central Schools. In 1966 the family moved again, settling in Redwood Falls, Minnesota where Austin worked in agricultural sales for Land O' Lakes until his retirement. Dorothy was an active volunteer in the hospital auxiliary for many years and at the local senior center where she liked to show travel videos and help in the kitchen serving meals. She has been honored as the Redwood County Senior Citizen of the Year.

Dorothy enjoyed conversations and time spent with friends and family. She always maintained a flower garden with iris, peony and gladioli being favorites. Dorothy also had a fondness of feeding the birds that would stop by to grace her with a song.

She is survived by her sons, Alan (Kris) of Shoreview, Minnesota, and Steven (Dawn) of Spencer, Iowa, five grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and special friend Russ Swigart.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Austin, sister Geneva, brothers Virgil and John and special friend Jerry Schjaastad.

Blessed be her memory.

Austin Howard Heaton was born on 21 August 1920 in Cedar Township, Lee, Iowa.² He and Dorothy May Cooper were married on 11 April 1948.¹ He died on 5 November 1986, at age 66, in Rewood County, Minnesota.² He was buried in Redwood Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota.²

M Sgt US Army-WWII.¹ Austin Howard Heaton was educated Iowa Wesleyan College.¹ He was a Sales Manager- Ag Supply Company.¹

John Francis Cooper, Jr., was born on 12 November 1929 in Douds, Van Buren, Iowa.^3,2 He and Martha Louise Welch were married on 14 February 1959 in Dallas County, Texas.³ He died on 2 April 2019, at age 89, in Waco, McLennan, Texas.³ He was buried in Restland Memorial Park (Court of Faith), Dallas, Dallas, Texas.³

Virgil Dean Cooper, Sr., was born on 25 November 1918 in Henry County, Iowa.^2,3 He died on 10 October 1989, at age 70, in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.^1,3 He was buried in Forest Home Cemetery (block 21, lot 31), Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

US Army- 11 Jul 1943- 22 Oct 1945.⁴

Cynthia Jean Greenfield died on 7 October 1960 Infant Death.^1,2 She was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Row 14), Douds, Van Buren, Iowa.²

Martha Louise Welch was born on 7 April 1931 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She and John Francis Cooper, Jr., were married on 14 February 1959 in Dallas County, Texas.¹ She died on 16 December 2020, at age 89, in Bedford, Tarrant, Texas. She was buried in Restland Memorial Park (Court of Faith), Dallas, Dallas, Texas.¹

Martha Louise Welch Cooper
April 7, 1931 ~ December 16, 2020

Martha Cooper, 89, of Whitney, Texas passed away December 16, 2020 in Bedford, Texas. She was born on April 7, 1931 to Edward M. Welch and Marie G. Forsythe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Graveside service: Restland in Dallas, Texas...RFH.

Irma Aubrey Linch was born on 31 December 1921 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.¹ She died on 20 March 2005, at age 83, in Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina.¹ She was buried in Forest Home Cemetery (block 21, lot 31), Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.¹

Irma Aubrey Linch was a X-Ray Technician.² The Burlington Hawkeye, Sunday, May 1, 2005, page 10B

Irma Cooper

Irma Audrey Cooper, 83, formerly of New London, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Coastal Carolina Medical center at Bluffton, S.C.

Born Dec. 31, 1921, in Mt. Pleasant, she was the daughter of Jesse Clark and Mary Ann Linch. On Nov. 28, 1942, she married Virgil Cooper in Memphis, Mo. He died Oct. 10, 1989.

Mrs. Cooper worked at Des Moines County Home Infirmary, Sylvania, and in 1958 began working as an X-ray technician for IRC - TRW. She retired in 1983.

She graduated from Pleasant Lawn Consolidated High School and enrolled in certified nursing assistant training at Burlington. She was a member of New London United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She also was a member of James Harland Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, New London Senior Citizens Club, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program and New London VFW Auxiliary Post 7641.

Survivors include two sons, Virgil Cooper Jr. of Bluffton, S.C., and Gary Cooper of McLeansville, N.C.; one brother, Jesse Linch of Madras, Ore.; and two sisters, Wilma Schellhase of West Des Moines and Lee Marsh of Rockford, Ill.

A graveside memorial service for Mrs. Cooper will be at 11 a.m. May 16, in Forest Home Cemetery at Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Matthew Miller officiating.

Memorials have been established for National Alzheimer's Organization and New London Methodist Church.

Virgil D. Cooper, Jr., was born on 23 February 1945.² He died on 10 January 2008, at age 62.

US Marine Corps- 01 May 1967- 21 Oct 1969.³