Phillip C. Cooper, 81, of Holy Cross, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at his home.

Visitation for Phillip will be held from 10 to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday November 30, 2024, at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Epworth, Iowa where services will be held at 1 p.m. with Pastor Annie Walker presiding.  The Reiff Funeral Home in Epworth, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements.  Burial will be held at a later date.

Phillip was born on September 10, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, son of Clinton and Lois (Boham) Cooper.  He graduated in 1961 from of Corning High School in Corning, Iowa.  He attended Iowa State University in Ames, Ia, graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1966 and a MS in Metallurgy in 1968.

Phil was united in marriage to Jane Turner on November 25, 1965.  He worked at John Deere Dubuque Works as a Design Engineer from 1968-1992.  He also farmed in the rural Holy Cross area until 2016.  He continued to love life on the farm and shared many adventures with his extended family.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jane Cooper of Holy Cross, IA; three children, Laura (Roland) Lai of Seattle, WA, Allen (Stephanie) Cooper of North Liberty, IA, and Eric (Sara) Cooper of Dubuque; six grandchildren, Sarah and Samantha Lai, Andrea and Caroline Cooper, Catherine (Joseph) Berthel, and Carl Klaeska; siblings, Kathy DeVore of Jesup, Lynda Cooper of Las Vegas, and James (Sharon) Cooper of North Liberty; two sisters-in-law, Catherine (Steven) Remington of Anamosa, and Lynn Turner of Milwaukee, WI.

He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, Theodore Turner; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Platt and Laura Hoffman.

The family would like to give a big thank you to the Care Team from Hospice of Dubuque.  Their help made his last months at home possible.

In lieu of flowers the family would like donations made in memory of Phillip C. Cooper to Hospice of Dubuque, the Epworth United Methodist Church, and the Alzheimer's Association.

A Video Tribute may be viewed, and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com