Buni-Cooper-Obituary

Buni Cooper

Lafayette, California

1921 - 2022

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Buni CooperBuni Cooper, singer, actress and educator, died on her birthday, March 9, in Walnut Creek, California after a rich and active life. Chicago native and longtime resident of Berkeley and Oakland, she turned 101 an hour before she passed away.Like so many Jews of the Russian Empire,...

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Condolences to the family. Buni & my mother Marge Ruby were 1st cousins. I met Buni & Manny when I first moved to California in 1972. She always seemed happy around family. May her memory be a blessing.

Michael, Teri and family, My condolences on the loss of your beloved Buni. I read her life story and what a remarkable it was. She lived a long and full and happy life and those cherished memories will warm your hearts in the coming days.

Dear Buni(for your spirit is all around us, You died the way you lived(your way)Full credit given to Frank Sinatra's 'My Way'(now playing in my head)! You lived on your own terms, fully! You were blessed with an 'embarrassment of riches' including talent in many forms of the arts, a gift for verbal communication(an understatement), beauty and charm and wonderful children and grandchildren. Of course, like most of us, you had your share of trials and heartbreak. My mom, your sister, was...

Thank you for sharing the rich and inspiring story of Buni Cooper´s life.

Aunt Buni was definitely one of a kind! This is an amazing tribute to a beautiful, talented and very complicated woman who lived her life full throttle! She said the party didn't start til she came(as a way of excusing why she was late), and she was right! She was the life of the party! Not only would she break into song with little provocation, she wrote a 'mean' letter or birthday card, painted beautifully and could speak intelligently on many subjects and could have been a lay...