Glenda K. Cooper
July 26, 1947 – May 23, 2025

Glenda K. Cooper, better known to her family and most friends as Minimaw, passed away peacefully in Eureka. She had fought a long journey with kidney carcinoma since 2009. Until her final morning, Glenda managed her days by expressing gratitude for life to her family and friends, sharing a kind word and a wonderful story of her experience traveling to the Arizona desert looking for desert rose crystals.

Glenda shared her memories of her siblings: Jimmy Ramsey, Johnny Ramsey and Viola Ramsey Chriswell. Fond memories of her mother and father, and her aunts, uncles, and cousins became more frequent as she reached her later years. In later years, she spent time fishing up and down the Trinity River with her two children, Rosemary K. Hodges Pearl and Joseph K. Hodges.

Glenda made a life for her children here in Humboldt County. She completed night school and then continued on for two years at College of the Redwoods. Her love was Hayfork, California, and the abundance of friends she acquired while being a resident. The Solid Rock Church was the extended family she always told family and friends about.

Glenda was a spitfire soul and a ride-or-die Minimaw! At a later time and date, a gathering will be held for Glenda. A special thanks to Hospice for your care. Special thanks to Granada in Eureka for your love and care, even though it was brief. A very special thank you to my children: Christopher Partee, Charles Pearl, Alicia Ameneyro, and Michael Chriswell, Chuck Sr. and Tereasa Pearl, and many more.

She will forever be loved and kept here with us in our hearts.

In loving memory of a:

Mother, Grandma, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Cousin, Prayer Warrior.