Marion David Cooper, 80, of Pioneer, Ohio, formerly of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Wednesday at Fairlawn Haven Care Center, in Archbold after an extended illness.

Marion was born May 6, 1937, in Slippery Rock, to Walter Howard Cooper and Evelyn Lucy Moyer. He attended Slippery Rock elementary and high schools, and married Alice J. Owen on June 6, 1959, in Winchester, Va. .

Marion is survived by Alice, his wife of 58 years; three sons, Richard Cooper of Pioneer, Ohio, Walter (Kathleen) Cooper of Bryan, Ohio, and Denis Cooper of Stryker, Ohio; two granddaughters, Courtney (Matt) Laing of Rossford, Ohio, and Kellie (Troy) Secrest of Toledo, Ohio; one great-grandson, Dustin Laing; his sisters, Bessie Traczenski of Erie, Pa., and Leta Fredricks of Lititz, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews from California, Colorado, Florida, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Michigan.

He was preceded in death by four sisters, Jean Stamm, Clara Thompson, Patty Cooper and Esther Francis.

COOPER — Visitation for Marion David Cooper, who died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Thompson Funeral Home, Main St., Montpelier. A Masonic service will follow at 3 p.m. A private graveside service will be conducted later at Floral Grove Cemetery in Pioneer, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Food Pantry in Stryker or Shriners Hospital.

Condolences can be left at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com.