MaryLee Cooper

COOPER
MaryLee "Lee," 69, of Haskell, NJ, died Tuesday July 8, 2014. Lee was born in Paterson, NJ to Mary and Walter Waraske. Her life was filled with adventures growing up in North Haledon, NJ. She graduated from Manchester High School then continued her education at Salem College in Salem, West Virginia. She was one of the first females to graduate with a BA. in Business. She went on to become the first female executive at the Bank of New York on Wall Street. After proudly raising two sons and a daughter, she went back into the business world. She was an Inside Sales Representative for companies such as Central Shippee, Inc., R.S. Knapp and Russ Berrie, Inc. She was an active member of the St. Francis Emmaus group. She enjoyed the Jersey Shore, oil painting, gardening and playing the piano. Lee will be lovingly remembered by her husband Edward "Coop" Cooper and her three children Marty Cooper, David Cooper and Debbie (Cooper) Faber. She will also be remembered by her sister Ronnie Itkin as well as many nieces and nephews and her eleven beautiful grandchildren. Visiting will be on Monday from 9-11 AM at the D'Agostino Funeral Home 881 Ringwood Avenue, Haskell followed by an 11:30 AM mass at St. Francis R.C. Church in Haskell. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory to St Francis R.C. Church 868 Ringwood Ave, Haskell, 07420 in her name.