Marilyn Frances (Gokey) Cooper

Marilyn (Gokey) Cooper


LOWELL Marilyn Frances (Gokey) Cooper, 70, died peacefully after a long illness on October 21, 2015, at Lowell Healthcare Center in the Centralville Section of the City.

Born November 21, 1944, in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Francis H. Gokey and the late Marion A. (Kelly) McMakin and stepdaughter of the late Francis J. McMakin. She was raised and educated in the Everett area.

Marilyn enjoyed knitting, sewing, crocheting, and cooking, and in her younger days was an avid dancer. But most of all, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by her children, Lori Wolotschaj and her husband, Eric, of Tewksbury, Cheryl Dyer and her husband, Tyler, of Westford, and Chad Cooper and his wife, Miho, of Hawaii; her grandchildren, Emily Wolotschaj, Brendon Wolotschaj, and Katelyn Wolotschaj all of Tewksbury, and Rui Cooper of Hawaii; her brother, Leonard Gokey and his wife, Regina, of North Carolina and their children, Megan and Erin as well as her sister, Jane Leydon and her husband, Michael, of Tewksbury, and their children, Maryn and Hannah.

YOU ARE INVITED TO HER MEMORIAL VISITATION AT ST. FRANCIS CHURCH, 115 WHEELER ROAD, DRACUT MA ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, FROM 9:30 A.M.. HER FUNERAL MASS WILL BE OFFERED AT 11:30 A.M. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816. BURIAL WILL TAKE PLACE PRIVATELY IN HER FAMILY LOT AT HOLY CROSS CEMETERY IN MALDEN. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND DONATIONS IN HER NAME TO HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA AT http://bit.ly/1OMHI0m

E-mail the family your condolences to: McDonoughFuneralHome@gmail.com


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