Ruth Irene Cooper, 89, of Slippery Rock passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

She was born on Oct. 8, 1932, in Slippery Rock to Charles Wesley Hesselgesser and Auda Floss Johnston Hesselgesser.

Ruth attended Slippery Rock High School.

Ruth had a wonderful life. Following school, she married Glenn Evans Cooper, with whom she shared many adventures.

She worked at Cooper Brothers, running errands and administering numerous tasks for the company.

Ruth was a Presbyterian. She liked to golf, travel and square dance with her husband. She raised Dalmatians and had her own yarn shop.

One of Ruth's favorite hobbies was decorating her concrete lions, which were proudly displayed at her Florida residence.

She was generous to her community and, along with her husband, contributed to various charities and churches.

Above everything, she enjoyed spending time with her family.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews, as well as great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four sisters, Edna Henry, Ethel Richards Dollman, Ila Margaret Walton and Jean Kuhn; and three brothers, Dwight, Charles, and Robert Hesselgesser.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, and from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Smith Funeral Home, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the funeral home, with pastor Jeffrey Lynn of the Crossroads Baptist Church presiding.

Memorial contributions may be to the Slippery Rock Rescue Team, Box 117, Slippery Rock, or the Butler Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew, Pa., 16053.