Gary R Cooper 1939–2026

Result: FOUND -> [D.865]: the whole household of NINE at Andover, household 117, Main St, rented at $12. ONE PLATE CLOSED FOUR SEPARATE WORKLIST GAPS -- Jean Kathryn (Cooper) Kilpatrick, Laura Bell (Cooper) Taylor, Elizabeth Louise (Cooper) Maher and Living each carried an independent '1940 census, no search recorded' -- and covered Frederick William Cooper and Gary R Cooper in passing. The lesson is the one the sweep keeps re-learning: a child's census gap is never the child's, it is the household's.

Result: FOUND his obituary -> [J.550]: Gary Robert Cooper, 4 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 2026; parents Fred and Emma Cooper; wife Bette Glass Cooper; children Gail Jobes (Christopher), Anissa Feldman (Andrew), Mathew Cooper (Nicole); six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Result: INDEX ONLY, NOT ASSERTED: 'Gail D Jobes [Gail B Alleman] [Gail Doreen Jobes]', b. Mar 1962 (Ancestry rec. 223585444, addresses withheld); FamilySearch public records give 'Gail D Jobes', b. 15 Mar 1962, Scotch Plains NJ 2001-2007 and Toms River NJ 2005. The 15 March birth date does not agree with 'will be one year old March 1' [J.484], so the match is left open.

Result: FOUND: NJ Herald 28 Feb 1963 p. 11, Swartswood column - 'Little Gail Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper, will be one year old March 1' -> [J.484]; NJ Herald 11 Jul 1963 p. 9 - 'Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper and daughter, of Paulinskill Lake', and 'Leo Pelletier and daughter, Joan, of Massachusetts, spent the Fourth of July with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper' -> [J.485]. NJ Herald 22 Jun 1967 p. 26 (a Paulinskill Lake column): sewing-bee orders 'may be placed by calling Mrs. Gary Cooper', and 'Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper' among guests entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Giordano - viewed, not filed. No wedding notice for Gary and Bette found.

Result: INDEX ONLY: 'United States, Public Records, 1970-2009' 1:1:KPQM-H78 - 'Bette Sue Cooper', b. 24 Feb 1946, Newton NJ 07860, 1993-2009 (no household members shown); 'United States, Residence Database' - 'Bette Cooper', b. Feb 1946, Newton 1983. Ancestry collection 62209: 'Bette Sue Cooper', b. Feb 1946, residences 1983-2020 with addresses withheld. No maiden name in any of them.

Result: Index entries only, none tied to this family: Gail D/B Alleman b. 15 Mar 1962 (Scotch Plains 2001-2007, Toms River 2005); Gayle (B) Alleman b. May 1960 (Manchester Twp 1980, Howell Twp 1994). None in Sussex County.

Result: No wedding notice found; Bette's maiden name unknown.

Result: No obituary for Gary or Bette found.

Result: Anissa's wedding, The Record 16 Oct 1991 -> [J.477] (wife Bette; daughter Gail Alleman). Mathew crop adviser, NJ Herald 5 May 1999 -> [J.478]. No obituary for Gary or Bette found yet.

Result: GKHM-X3W 'Gary R Cooper', 1940-Deceased, parents Fredrick Driscoll Cooper L48X-FT3 and Emma Augusta Orpen L1HV-G4N; no spouse or children attached (families endpoint read).

Result: Cooper-Feldman engagement -> [J.476]: Anissa Cooper of Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper of Newton. The Record 4 Jul 1990 (probably the same engagement) and Courier-News 14 Feb 1988 not opened.

Result: NJ Herald 24 Jul 1996 p. C-3 -> [J.475]: 'Mathew Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper of Newton' -> Living. The 1988 and 1990 hits not opened.

Result: NJ Herald 16 Jun 1960 p. 3 betrothal of Miss Arline Pelletier to Gary Cooper of 7 Stevens place, Newton -> [J.472]. No wedding notice found.

Result: NULL - no New Jersey Arline Cooper of that age; Arline Pelletiers of Connecticut (b. Aug 1943), New Hampshire (b. Sep 1939), Maine, none tied to Cooper.

Result: NJ Herald 1 Nov 1956 p. 36 -> [J.467] (PHOTOGRAPH, Fort Dix); 28 Feb 1957 p. 9 -> [J.468] ('son of E. O. Cooper', 18, Newton High School); 8 Dec 1974 p. 45 -> [J.469] ('Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Cooper, Newton, a son', born Dec. 1). Viewed, not filed (real-estate transfer lists, Stillwater Twp): 2 Aug 1962 p. 23 'Helen L. Fitzpatrick and husband to Gary R. Cooper and wife'; 26 May 1968 p. 43 'Gary R. Cooper and wife, Stillwater, to Thomas W. Wilson and wife, Stillwater' - so he was married by Aug 1962; the wife is not named. 20 Jul 1971 p. 4 -> [J.471] ('Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Cooper, Newton, a daughter', born July 15); 15 Aug 1971 p. 22 viewed, not filed (real-estate transfers, Newton: 'Richard J. Lewalski and wife to Gary R. Cooper and wife'); 16 Dec 1973 p. 11 -> [J.470] (firefighter at Picatinny Arsenal, 10 Foster St., Newton; photograph). Not opened: Asbury Park Press 25 Jul 1973, Trenton Times 14 Sep 1965.

Result: Only the same Korean War draft-card index entry (b. 2 Apr 1938 'Newtown', next of kin Mrs Fred Cooper). Other Gary Robert Coopers (Baltimore 1938-1965; 1937-2000 member photos; Indiana and New York Robert Garys) are not him. Fold3 image 736816630 would not open in this session either (the page drops back to a blank tab).

Result: GKHM-X3W 'Gary R Cooper', b. 1940 New Jersey, 'Deceased' (no date), child of Fredrick Driscoll Cooper (L48X-FT3) and Emma Augusta Orpen; no spouse or children. Siblings on the tree include Gail L (1938-), Richard (1942-1976), Carl Orpen (1930-1977), Frederick William (1924-2004), Jean K (1923-2005). Leads only - the 'Deceased' status is a tree default, not evidence.

Result: 1940 and 1950 censuses (already [D.358]/[D.359]); and U.S. Korean War Era Draft Cards record 62234/6400920 (INDEX ONLY - image is on Fold3, 736816630, which would not render/download this session): 'Gary Robert Cooper', single, b. 2 Apr 1938 Newtown [sic], New Jersey, residence Newtown, N.J., registered 4 Apr 1956, NJ National Guard reserve Nov 1955, next of kin 'Mrs Fred Cooper', Newtown, N.J. Probably him (mother = Fred D.'s wife), giving the middle name Robert - but the 1938 birth year conflicts with 'infant' in 1940 [D.358] and 10 in 1950 [D.359] (re-read on census_stitch 2026-10-11: the 1940 sheet reads '8/12', i.e. eight months on 15 Apr 1940; 1950 reads 10). Not promoted to the header.

Result: No obituary found - consistent with his being alive.

Result: Sister Jean C. Kilpatrick's obituary, Feb 2005 -> [J.460], 'one brother, Gary Cooper, of Newton, N.J.'. NJ Herald 7 Dec 2006 p. A9 opened: a TV listing for the actor (noise); the other Dec 2006 hits are probably the same. Star-Ledger 2006/2009, Herald-News 2024 not opened.

Result: 0 - no later sibling obituary naming him found.

Result: No later sibling obituary found.