Rita Jean Cooper

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Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home

Posted events

January 20, 2026

Jan

Service

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Queen of All Saints Basilica

6280 N. Sauganash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646

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Memorial Mass

10:00 a.m.

Queen of All Saints Basilica

6280 N. Sauganash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646

Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 20, 2026

Rita Cooper Obituary

Rita Jean Cooper née McCormick, a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and a dear friend, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026, at the age of 82 in Chicago, Illinois. Born on August 5, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of... Read Rita Cooper's Obituary