Lawrence H. Cooper, age 88 of Wells, MN, died Saturday, December 31, 2022.
A Celebration of Life service will be Friday, January 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Nasinec Funeral Home in Wells, MN, with Pastor Peg Marose officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home (12:00-1:00PM), with full military honors accorded by the Wells Color Guard. Please see www.nasinecfh.com to leave online condolences. Nasinec Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
Lawrence graduated from Las Cruces High School in New Mexico, the class of 1955 and entered into the US Air Force. Lawrence was united in marriage to Felicianna Valenzuela and to this union 4 children were born, the couple later divorced. Lawrence was married to Lena Jane (Scott) Milks in 1981. He worked for many years and retired from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
He enjoyed watching car racing. Lawrence was a “jack of all trades”, and could fix and repair many things.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son Michael Milks (2022), and daughter Heather Kauffmann (2014).
Lawrence is survived by his wife Jane of Wells, MN; children: Christine Cooper of Wells, MN, Joe Cooper, Pat (Manuel) Escalera and Susie Cooper, all of Las Cruces, NM, Patrick Milks of Wells; 11 grandchildren: Ed (Becky) Shannon, Michael (Alicia) Cooper, Ashley (Ian) Shook, Elyse (Joseph) Maxwell, Daniela Quinones, Jesse Escalera and Tiffany Cooper-Escalera, Randy (Jena) Kauffmann, Michael Todd (Sarah) Milks, Freeborn Milks, and Faith Kauffmann; several great-grandchildren.
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Sincere Sympathy to Jane & Family.
You are in our thoughts and prayers today and in the days ahead. 💙🇺🇸
Thank you so much.
my condolences to the Copper children. Lawrence was the best of the best. A very intelligent, generous and a calm mannered man. He taught me so much. RIP my good friend.
❤❤ The racing days were fun!
So sorry for your loss. I really enjoyed taking care of Lawrence. He was such a nice guy. Hugs
Thank you. He did like you to take care of him.
I had the privilege to know & love Lawrence, Chana & kids. No one could build a race car nor drive like Lawrence. He let me drive in one powder puff race @ Mesilla Valley Raceway. We all had some fun racing. His mechanical ability lives on thru his son, Joe. Safe trails, wherever your racing, now, Lawrence. -Janice W. St. John Shafer
Love you ❤️
With the recent passing of my father I would like to thank those who made his last days easy for him. Dementia (CTE) is a terrible disease which took so much from my Dad and from our family. My sisters, brothers and grandchildren are so glad for the care given to him by wife Jane and to the caregivers at Prairie Senior Cottage who helped with his daily needs. Also to Nasinec Funeral Home for seeing him to his Reward in heaven. They have been a blessing to our family.
My Daddy, he loved all his kids and he treated all our friends like family. He will always be my Daddy, was the most incredible man, husband, father and friend. He had a love for animals and adventure. His first dog was named Susie and I loved that he chose that name for me too. He had a passion for camping, fishing,family holidays and dirt track racing and could always be found working on his car with us kids gathered around. I learned so much about how to fix and make things that I use that knowledge he taught me everyday. One of the great thrills I had was when he entered me in a Power Puff race when I was 15 years old. He showed me how to run his car around the track and how to compete in the race.
Believers who pass from this life are not just a part of our past. They are now a part of our future! “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.” (1 Thess. 4:14)
We will miss him and happy that he is now at his well deserved peace. He lived the best life it was a joy to share it with him.