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Dale Eugene Cooley
Age 94, of Englewood, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County. He was born December 20, 1931 to Mark Twain & Cady Beatrice (Fairchild) Cooley in Wichita, Kansas. Dale earned his engineering degree from Wichita State University and his master’s degree from Ohio State University. Dale retired as an aeronautical engineer from the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant. His faith and love for God was very important for him. He is preceded in death by his parents; loving wife LaRita Lynn (Felton) Cooley in 2018; brother-in-law Elery Lockhart. He will be missed and remembered by his loving children Steven (Maribeth) Cooley of Fort Collins, CO, Shari (Brett) Shroyer of Union, OH, and Ken (Donna) Cooley of Kettering, OH; 6 grandchildren Phillip, Chris, Sarah, Rebecca, Tyler, and Amy; 8 great grandchildren Colton, Katelynn, Cheyenne, Koraline, Logan, Jaden, Aiden, Emmie; sister Charlotte Lockhart of St. Peters, MO. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, March 16, at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St, West Milton, with interment following at Heritage Hills Memory Gardens, Springboro. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 AM Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Cypress Pointe, 600 W. National Road, Englewood, Ohio 45322, where Dale lived for many years and was treated like family, or to Hospice of Miami County, 3230 N. County Rd 25A, Troy, OH 45373. Online memories of Dale may be left online for the family at www.hale-sarver.com.
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