Helen L. Cooper, 96 of Troy, Illinois, formerly of Urbana passed on from this life on December 24, 2015 in Maryville, Illinois

Mrs. Cooper was born on January 17, 1919, in Alvin, Illinois. She attended Wellington and Hoopeston public schools as a child. She married Walter Eugene Cooper on June 10, 1945, in Urbana. He passed away on January 15, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter; parents, Harry and Mary Wood; sister, Alice; brothers, Harold, Lovell, and Howard; three infant sisters, a daughter-in-law, Karen and a grandchild.

She is survived by her children, Jimmie Cooper of Champaign and Terry (Cindy) Cooper of Troy, three grandchildren, Heather (Adam) Hamm of Collinsville, Mark Cooper, Kevin Cooper, both of Champaign and a great-grandchild, Cooper Hamm of Collinsville.

Mrs. Cooper worked for Time Magazine and Sears in Champaign and was a homemaker. She moved in 2009 to The Fountains of Troy in Troy, Illinois.

Memorial donations may be given to Faith United Methodist Church, Champaign and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Visitation will be Wednesday December 30 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. with the funeral following at 11 a.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Interment will be held at East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana. Condolences may be offered at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com