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Obituary for David Edwin "Bud" Cooper

David E Cooper (Bud) passed away peacefully on September 7, 2014 at Porcupine Plain Union Hospital after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Bud leaves behind a daughter Lynn (Menno) Janzen, Aberdeen, Sk; son Terry (Anja) Cooper, Porcupine Plain; grandchildren Cindy (Adam) Pawlikewich, Winnipeg, Mb; Angela (Jason) Foulds, Saskatoon; Trina (Phillip) Janzen, Saskatoon; Kent (Sasha) Janzen, Porcupine Plain; Max and Milana Cooper, Porcupine Plain; great grandchildren – Evan Schimke, Emma and Luca Pawlikewich, Winnipeg; Hunter Wyant, Saskatoon; Ethan and Eli Janzen, Porcupine Plain; sister Ruth Padychuk, Loon Lake; brother-in-law Julian Koziel, Calgary as well as nieces and nephews. Bud was predeased by his wife Mary, son Lyle, grandson Adrian, parents Bernard and Della Cooper, an infant brother; parents-in-law Adam and Helen Koziel, sister and brother-in-laws Theresa and Adolph Swider; brother-in-law George Padychuk.

Bud was born June 5, 1931 on the family farm east of Daphne, Sask and was named after his two grandfathers (Edwin Cooper and David Christie). He was nicknamed “Buddy” by his dad and thus evolved the name Bud which he was known as other than for business and legal matters. Bud was an only child for five years and basked in the attention of his parents and grandparents until his sister Ruth arrived and rumour has it little Buddy had his nose out of joint when he had to share the grandparents affections. Bud and Ruth attended Westata School travelling by horseback and using a caboose in the winter time. We used to love hearing stories of dad’s formative years involving school picnics, ballgames, community dances, farming, threshing crews, and of course ... girls! Dad left school after grade 10 but continued farming with his dad. At age 17 he went out to Port Alberni, B.C. to visit relatives and stayed to work in a lumber mill for a period of time until the recession hit that area and he relocated to Prince George to work in a lumber camp. He would venture home to Daphne to help put the crop in and it was around this time dad purchased his first quarter of land. During one of those visits back home that he met a young gal by the name of Mary Koziel through his sister Ruth. Mary was working at the Co-op store in Melfort and was rooming and boarding at Ruth’s in-laws. After a brief courtship Bud and Mary were married at Porcupine Plain on November 3, 1954 and Bud moved his new bride to Prince George (Nukko Lake) residing in a lumber camp community until the spring of 1960. Bud and Mary forged many long lasting friendships from their time there and both their son Lyle (’56) and daughter Lynn (’57) were born in Prince George. Bud loved sharing stories of his ‘catskinner’ days where he operated a cat in the bush. Bud suffered a broken back when a tree fell on him and that back injury plagued him for the rest of his life.

Mary’s mother passed away in 1959 and the following spring (’60) Bud and Mary moved to Porcupine to take over her dad’s farm. Bud worked off the farm operating a backhoe for his sister and brother-in-law’s water and sewer business for the first couple of summers. Bud expanded his mixed farming to include a large cattle herd and hog operation. In 1967 tragedy struck when they lost their son Lyle. The following summer (’68) their son Terry arrived with a fervor!

Bud’s passion was farming and he didn’t venture far from home. Bud served on the snowplow committee for Golden Glow for a number of years and ensured that the roads were kept open for the schoolbus which meant he often was up in the middle of night to do snow removal. He was a longserving member of the local UGG; was a school board trustee for a number of years and served as a Conservation and Development delegate for over 20 years.

Bud enjoyed watching chuckwagon racing, farm auctions and going to the Tisdale auction mart. He could (and would) visit with anyone and was a great storyteller. He found the time very lonely after Mary passed away in 2002 after 47 years of marriage and he surprised his family when he learned to cook and even can preservatives. He was especially proud of his daughter-in-law Anja’s breadmaking. After his sister Ruth’s husband passed away Bud would make a point of phoning Ruth every day to check up on her and make sure she was doing okay. This became a daily routine for the past 4 years. He had been anticipating the arrival of his newest grandbaby but his weary body gave out before her arrival three days later.

Bud stayed active on the farm although the later years he didn’t feel as confident operating the big equipment but he still did swathing and some fall work last year (2013). Bud’s health started to deteriorate over the winter months and he was hospitalized on April 21st where he remained until his passing.

We want to express our deepest gratitude to the people that took the time to visit and be an encouragement to our dad over the past few months. Enough accolades cannot be expressed for the outstanding care Bud received from the hospital staff during his time there so from our family we simply say “Thank you”.

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