Lori Diane Cooper

COOPER - Lori Diane (Carlson), age 45, born June 18th , 1959, died suddenly on March 23rd , 2005, from a massive myocardial infarction. We lost our beloved daughter, sister, wife and mother. Lori graduated from Evan Hardy Collegiate, singing with the group Soltice while attending U of S and then Kelsey. She spent her career as a Medical Lab Technician at Saskatoon City Hospital. She married Kenton Cooper in 1980; they have three children; Adam of Kananaskis,AB, Carmen and Sarah at home. She leaves to mourn her parents Muriel and Gary Carlson of Turtle Lake, SK, twin sister Donna Lynne Marcinkow of Nampa, AB and her son Jonathan Walker and a brother Donald of Edmonton, AB. She was predeceased by uncle Ray Carlson, grandparents Dr. E.E. and Clara Carlson, Margaret and Fred Hicks. Her extended family includes Terry Carlson and family as well as aunts Ethel, John, Myrna, Jean, Ruth, Ruby J.C., Edna, and Lloyd and numerous cousins from the Hicks family. Lori loved her sappy drama movies and novels, gardening, the lake and singing with McClure United Church Choir. The Prayer Vigil will be held at Hillcrest Funeral Home (East on 8th Street turn right before the railway tracks) Monday evening 7:30 p.m. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, March 29th , at 11:00 a.m. from the McClure United Church (Taylor & McKercher) officiating will be Reverend Ron McConnell. Cremation to follow the Funeral Service with a private family interment on Wednesday, March 30th, 2005 in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. In Lori's memory memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (279 Third Avenue North Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H7) or Epilepsy Saskatoon (306 165 Third Avenue North Saskatoon, SK S7K 1L7) for a special project in her memory. We shall miss her. Condolences may be emailed to hillcrestfh@arbormemorial.com. Arrangements are entrusted to David J. Schurr of HILLCREST FUNERAL HOME (477-4400).