Pastor Onie Lee Cooper was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 6, 2025. She was 94. Onie was born November 27, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kansas to Abraham “Toby” and Leona (Hofer) Entz.
Onie lived her whole life in Hutchinson. She married Harold Cooper and together they raised Michael, Preston “Pat” and Kathleen “Kathy”.
Onie worked at the Christian Supply Store, which helped feed her love of reading about all things Jesus. Her collection of books is enormous! Onie accepted the Lord as her savior as a small child and followed Him her whole life. She served Him in children’s ministry through the Good News Clubs and in church. As an adult, Onie served the Lord by becoming a pastor and leading the Community Church of God here in Hutchinson. Not only did she serve in church, she served within the community. For many years, Onie volunteered at the Hutchinson Cosmosphere and was able to share her love for science and space exploration. She was also a Chaplain at Hutchinson Hospital and able to share her love of Jesus with the sick and their families. Onie then felt a call to counsel and marry inmates at the Hutchinson Reformatory. She led many to find the Lord and married more than 80 inmates.
Onie was preceded in death by: her husband, Harold; her parents; sister, Donnas; brother, Jim; and her daughter, Kathy.
She leaves behind Mike (Carolyn) from Saint Joseph, Missouri, Pat (Vickie) from Hutchinson; son-in-law, Daryl Miller of Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and brothers, Stu Entz (Eleanor) and Lin Entz (Pat).
Onie blessed many with her gifts of music, playing the piano, accordion, organ and violin. She always enjoyed a good game of dominoes with family and friends. Onie belonged to an accordion ensemble, the local quilting guild and Young at Hearts. She stayed busy and touched many lives. Onie certainly will be missed by her family and friends.
Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2025, at Fairlawn Burial Park, 2401 Carey Blvd., Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Elliott Mortuary.