Doris Elaine (Cooper) Steiger 1925–2011

Catalog ID p.2137 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/2137/

Doris Elaine (Cooper) Steiger was born on 5 Sep 1925 in Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey, the daughter of Albert Alvin Cooper and Sadie Ann (McDavitt) Cooper. She died on 21 Feb 2011 in Saint Clare's Hospital, Denville, New Jersey.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	5 Sep 1925	Andover, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	J.343
residence	15 Apr 1930	Andover Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - dwelling 29 / family 29, home owned, value 3,500 dollars	certain	D.368
residence	8 Apr 1940	Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	D.370
residence	18 Apr 1950	Sussex Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - 16 Harrison Street, dwelling 30	certain	D.904
residence	1975	Branchville	certain	J.256
residence	2011	Frankford Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey	certain	J.343
death	21 Feb 2011	Saint Clare's Hospital, Denville, New Jersey	certain	J.343

Family

Parents

Father Albert Alvin Cooper 1878–1949
Mother Sadie Ann (McDavitt) Cooper 1884

Spouses

None recorded.

Siblings

Children

None recorded.

Family tree

Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)

In the documents

Every published document that names Doris Elaine (Cooper) Steiger, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
15 Apr 1930	D.368 federal census household Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Population Schedule - New Jersey, Sussex County, Andover Borough, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 19-…	child as "Doris"
8 Apr 1940	D.370 federal census 1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Wantage Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 7, E.D. 19-36, sheet 5A; enumerated 8 April 1940 by John Kantows…	child as "Doris"	residence: 8 Apr 1940, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey
18 Apr 1950	D.904 federal census household Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Population and Housing, Form P1 - New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex Borough, Enumeration District 19-42, sheet 3,…	child as "Cooper, Doris C."	residence: 18 Apr 1950, Sussex Borough, Sussex Co., New Jersey - 16 Harrison Street, dwelling 30 occupation: 1950, Clerk in a 5 and dime store

2 further documents not published (they may name living people).

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Burial not yet found. 1 search recorded:

findagrave 2026-10-04 · Doris Steiger, b. 1925 +/- 2, d. 2011 +/- 1, all locations.

Searched for: Doris Steiger, b. 1925 +/- 2, d. 2011 +/- 1, all locations.

Result: NULL (no memorial; her obituary says 'Cremation is private').

Other searches recorded

ancestry all 2026-10-26 · THE NEW JERSEY MARRIAGE INDEX, RUN BECAUSE [D.904] MADE IT WORTH RUNNING. Collection 61253 (New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016...

Searched for: THE NEW JERSEY MARRIAGE INDEX, RUN BECAUSE [D.904] MADE IT WORTH RUNNING. Collection 61253 (New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 - the collection the catalog already uses for this family at [C.174] and [C.175]), name=Doris+C_Cooper, no place filter and no date filter, 486 rows, ALL TEN PAGES READ. The page ranges tile: 1-50, 51-100, 101-150, 151-200, 201-250, 251-300, 301-350, 351-400, 401-450, 451-486. Each page was scanned for the strings Sussex and Steiger. Why now: [D.904] shows her still entered as Cooper on 18 April 1950 at 23, and her married name Steiger comes from her brother's 1975 obituary [J.256] - so the marriage is bounded to 1950-1975 and this index covers the whole of it. (link)

Result: NULL, AND BOUNDED. There is no Doris Cooper marrying a Steiger anywhere in the index. The only Sussex County Doris in 486 rows is Doris J Cooper, Oct 1955, Vernon Township, marrying Carl M Stickle - wrong middle initial and wrong surname, and Vernon is the far side of the county from Sussex Borough. The other Sussex rows the filter caught are a C C Cooper of Sparta (1977, 1978), a Bonnie D (1967), a Wesley D (1993), a Donald D (1993), a Carl D (1975) and a Joshua D (1997) - none of them her. THE SEARCH IS FUZZY ON THE GIVEN NAME, which is why plain Doris Cooper rows and even C C Cooper appear, so a Doris with no middle initial WAS in scope and is not there. => If she married a Steiger, it was not registered in New Jersey - or the name is a second married surname, or it is spelled differently in the index. See the todo.

familysearch tree 2026-10-04 · Doris Cooper, b. 1924-1926, father's given name Albert.

Searched for: Doris Cooper, b. 1924-1926, father's given name Albert.

Result: NULL: no profile for her on page 1 (Australian and Texas Dorises).

ancestry all 2026-10-04 · Doris Steiger, b. 1925, d. 2011 (6,726 results; page 1 read).

Searched for: Doris Steiger, b. 1925, d. 2011 (6,726 results; page 1 read).

Result: Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection (Doris Elaine Steiger, parents Albert Alvin Cooper and Sadie Ann (McDavitt), b. 5 Sep 1925 Andover, d. 21 Feb 2011 Denville, of Branchville), New Jersey Death Index (b. 5 Sep 1925 Andover, d. 21 Feb 2011) and SSDI - all agree with [J.343]; none opened.

newspapers com 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN. Found while searching for her sister Erma: "Erma Spargo", all papers, all dates.

Searched for: SIGNED IN. Found while searching for her sister Erma: "Erma Spargo", all papers, all dates.

Result: FOUND: New Jersey Herald 24 Feb 2011 p. A8, her obituary and Deaths listing - downloaded and catalogued as [J.343].

genealogybank 2026-10-04 · SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Doris Steiger, obituaries, 21 Feb - 30 Apr 2011 (2 results).

Searched for: SIGNED IN (chris_2535). Doris Steiger, obituaries, 21 Feb - 30 Apr 2011 (2 results).

Result: The same New Jersey Herald obituary and Deaths listing of 24 Feb 2011 as text (= [J.343]).

Documents

D.368 Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Population Schedule - New Jersey, Sussex County, Andover Borough, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 19-1, sheet 2A, lines 3-12 - dwelling 29, family 29. Enumerated 15 April 1930 by Mrs Mabel Wilson.
D.904 Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Population and Housing, Form P1 - New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex Borough, Enumeration District 19-42, sheet 3, lines 18-22 - 16 Harrison Street, dwellings 29 and 30. Sheet started 18 April 1950, enumerator Wm. R. Wright. Ancestry collection 62308, record 169505472, image 43290879-New_Jersey-157887-0004; NARA roll 4225, NAID 43290879.
D.370 1940 US Federal Census, Population Schedule - Wantage Township, Sussex County, New Jersey; S.D. 7, E.D. 19-36, sheet 5A; enumerated 8 April 1940 by John Kantowski [?].