Frieda Luella Cooper, Napoleon (formerly of Holgate), Ohio passed away at Country View Haven, Napoleon, Wednesday, August 12, 2012. She was born June 2, 1924 in Gallup in Henry County, to the late George and Blanch (Searfoss) Thomas. She married Donald “Jake” Cooper in 1943 in Pennsylvania who preceded her in death in 2001.
Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Russ, Walter, and Ernest Thomas and six sisters, Lily Thomas, Mary Radabaugh, Betty Foster, Thelma Hunsacker and Velma Richenbach.
After a 31-year career as a homemaker and mother of five, she started a new career by going to work at the Murphy Store in Napoleon. She also worked at the Hunts Company in Leipsic, OH and retired from Tem-Cole Radish Plant in McClure, Oh. Family members referred to her as the “Radish Queen” because of the many awards and bonuses she had received while working there.
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