Bill Cooper

A visitation for Bill Cooper, age 42, of Milford, will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 2:00-5:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. The funeral service will be on Monday, September 10th at 10:30 AM at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Burial will be at Milford Cemetery. Billy Joe Cooper, the son of Cheryl (Riley) and Marion Cooper, was born December 15, 1975 in Spencer, Iowa. He attended Spencer Community School and Pocahontas Area Community School and later worked in construction as a contractor. On February 18, 2004, Bill was united in marriage to Amy Jaggie in Las Vegas. His whole happiness in life was his wife, children and grandbabies. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed coaching his kids as well as all the kids over the years. He liked racing, fishing and was a fan of the Oakland Raiders, Chicago Cubs and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Bill passed away September 3, 2018 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa at forty-two years of age. He is survived by his wife, Amy Cooper of Milford; daughter, Jordain (Ben) Cooper of Norwalk, Iowa; son, Dylan (Skylar) Cooper of Ankeny, Iowa; son, Jaden (Jason) Cooper of Ankeny, Iowa; daughter, Hailey (Austin) Fansega of Laurens, Iowa; daughter, Mikenzy (Dillon) Fansega of Laurens, Iowa and his three children at home, Hunter Cooper, Maverik Cooper and Emma Cooper; father, Marion (Lori) Cooper of Sioux City, Iowa; mother, Cheryl Riley (Ed Vierow) of Royal, Iowa; brothers, Bob (Jennifer) Cooper and Brent Cooper; sister, Kysa (Scott) Cooper; best friend, Elix Alvarado of Milford; grandfather, Lyle Grover; grandmother, Alice Joan Cooper; two grandchildren, Laiken and Bentley and one on the way; mother-in-law, Rhonda Ralston; brother and sister-in-law, Jeremy and Melissa Riesenberg; fifteen nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his grandfather, Russell Cooper; grandparents, Raymond and Patricia Carroll, Darreld and Elizabeth Bjorklund; father-in-law, Lawrence Jaggie; grandma, Edna Grover; uncles, Gary Cooper, Randy Grover and Richard Jarvis; cousin, Cody Cooper.