hmtl5 Gwendolyn C. Adams b. 16 Aug 1927 Perkins County, Nebraska d. 16 Jun 2015 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado: McKeown Genealogy

Gwendolyn C. Adams

Female 1927 - 2015  (87 years)


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  • Name Gwendolyn C. Adams 
    Born 16 Aug 1927  Perkins County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Jun 2015  Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1300  McKeown
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2023 

    Father Andrew Calvin Adams,   b. 23 Mar 1897, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1990, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Wilma Fay Blair,   b. 21 Nov 1896, Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1978, Haxtun, Phillips County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1926 
    Family ID F542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Gerald Cooper,   b. 20 Aug 1926, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 2010, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1949  Madrid, Perkins County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Aug 1927 - Perkins County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jun 1949 - Madrid, Perkins County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jun 2015 - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Gwendolyn Clare Cooper was born in Madrid, Nebraska to Andrew and Wilma Adams on August 16, 1927. She graduated from Madrid High School. She went on to Nebraska Wesleyan University where she graduated with a degree in Business Education in 1948.

      She met the love of her life, William Gerald Cooper, at Nebraska Wesleyan when she was a senior. They married in Madrid in 1949. She worked as a Typing Teacher and a secretary until the couple moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming where Bill had a teaching position. The couple moved many more times during their life together due to Bill's career as a Methodist minister - Gering, Nebraska, Worland, Wyoming, Pecatonica, Illinois, many towns and cities in Colorado Walden, Broomfield, Littleton, Pueblo, Lakewood, back to Cheyenne and back to Pueblo and, finally retiring in Colorado Springs.

      When Bill retired, Gwen and he traveled around the US in their 5th wheel trailer and overseas. Bill died in 2010.

      Gwen is survived by her younger sister, Lynelle (William) Brown, three children and their spouses - Connie and Gilbert Vigil, Gerry and Kerry Cooper and Rich and Barb Cooper. She is also the proud grandparent of 5 - Amy (Scott) Kruse, Bill (Pam) Vigil, Kristin (Josh) Cooper, Cory (Dan) Cooper and Andy Cooper and two great granddaughters - Tara and Solana.

      Gwen was loving and giving. She devoted her life to her family and to being the consummate minister's wife and partner in ministry. She loved being a part of the church and felt that it gave back to her more than she ever gave

      Memorial service, June 27, 2pm at Good Shepherd UMC, 201 Leta Dr., Security, Colorado 80911. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Good Shepherd UMC.

      Published by The Gazette on Jun. 25, 2015.
      https://obits.gazette.com/us/obituaries/gazette/name/gwendolyn-cooper-obituary?id=16018596
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  • Sources 
    1. [S36] census record.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S3] Obituary.