Della Alice COOPER

McPARLAND, Della Alice (Cooper) Peacefully at Lanark Lodge on Monday, December 29th, 2008, in her 83rd year, Della was predeceased in 2000 by her husband James F. "Jim" McParland. Loved mother of Kenneth of Abbotsford, B.C., Diane Bowes (Alex Cuthbertson) , Jack (Gail Thomas), Joe (Carol Ann), Sylvia (Fred) Pierman, Leo (Rhonda), Rose (Wayne) Buchanan, Cindy (Philip) Warwick, Paul (Christine) and Rick (Eva), all of Perth and the late Donald McParland. Della will be sadly missed by her 20 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, her brother Cliff Cooper and sisters June Cooper and Marlene Crawford. She was predeceased by 8 brothers and sisters; she will be sadly missed by the McParland family, many relatives and friends. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. West, Perth, Thursday, January 1st from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John's Church, Perth on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Interment, St. John's Cemetery. In remembrance, contributions to Lanark Lodge Memorial Fund or St. John's Church Memorial Fund would be appreciated. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 12/30/2008