Orrin C. Cooper

Orrin C. Cooper, 87, of Liverpool, formerly of Memphis, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Glen Falls on Thursday, September 20, 1923, he was the son of Orrin McKinley Cooper and Mary Monnet Cooper. He moved to Memphis in 1949. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Orrin retired in 1976 from Red Star Express Lines and formerly owned his own gas station and service garage in Syracuse. He was a member of AARP and the Teamsters Union Local #317. Orrin was predeceased by his wife, the former Frances Ethel Magee, on November 20, 1999. Surviving are his sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Betty Cooper of Milton, Florida, Orrin Cooper of Palatka, Florida, Derrick Cooper of Denver, North Carolina, Glen and Patricia Cooper of Liverpool, and Gary and Raluca Cooper of Warrensburg; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and John Daniluk of Butler, Pennsylvania and Frances and Kevin Feint of Fort Lawn, South Carolina; sister, Emily Crabtree of Fulton; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends may call Monday, March 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. Services will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Orrin’s memory to the Disabled American Veterans, 344 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13202.