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Brenda Martin
Mary Cooper
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[April
16, 2010]
LINCOLN -- Brenda Cooper Martin, 52, of
Springfield, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield, and her mother, Mary Ann Cooper, 74, of New
Holland, died Friday, April 16, 2010, at Mason City Area Nursing
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Graveside services for mother and daughter will be
at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Richmond Grove
Cemetery, New Holland. Private family visitation
will be at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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Mary Ann was born Sept. 5, 1935, in Peoria, to
the late James and Mary Francis Lee Parsons. She
married Donald Cooper.
She is survived by her husband, of New Holland;
one son, Jeff "Opie" (and wife Tammy) Cooper of New
Holland; her son-in-law, James Martin of
Springfield; five grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Cooper retired from Eaton after 25 years
with the company.
She was of the Catholic faith.
She enjoyed garage sales and spending time with
her family.
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Brenda Lee was born March 31, 1958, in Lincoln,
the daughter of Donald and Mary Ann Parsons Cooper.
She married James Martin in Lincoln 29 years ago on
Oct. 11.
She is survived by her husband, of Springfield;
her father, of New Holland; her brother, Jeff "Opie"
(and Tammy) Cooper of New Holland; three daughters,
Leandra Palmer of Lincoln, Angela Marsaglia of
Jacksonville and Megan Phillips of Lincoln; one son,
Zachary Martin of Peoria; six grandchildren; and
several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
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Memorial donations in Mary Ann's memory may be made
to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to the
American Cancer Society, and donations in Brenda's
memory may be made to the Vine Street Clinic in
Springfield. The memorials will be accepted at the
funeral home.
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