Obituary of Catherine Cooper

COOPER, Catherine Grace (nee Matthews) Branksome Hall '35, University of Toronto, University College '39 Alpha Gamma Delta (TAU chapter) Quietly on New Year's Eve. In her 96th year. Wife of the late Arthur Frederick Cooper. Dearly loved mother of Doug (Mary) Cooper and Jodi Cooper. Proud and very loving grandmother of Andrew and Christopher Cooper. Dearest aunt of Mary Lou (Michael) Tully Matthews, John (Linda) Matthews, and Cooper (Christine) Spence. Proud great-aunt of Jessica and James Magnus Spence. Best friend since Branksome days of Helen Adams. Predeceased by special friends Laurie Manchee and Joe Etherington and so many dear lifetime friends whom she lost along the path of her long life. She was happiest amidst the rocks, water, winds and white pines of Georgian Bay where she spent her summers from childhood to well into her 80's. These incomparable surroundings were the inspiration for her art. The family cottage on Deer Island was her true haven and in these environs, those who search will find her spirit happy and at peace. Funeral service will be held in ROSEDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 129 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto on Wednesday, January 4 at 2:00 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Covenant House, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or any environmental charity of your choice.