Alice C. Mangan

1935 - 1997  (62 years)

• Name	Alice C. Mangan  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Jul 1935	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Aug 1997	Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Burial	16 Aug 1997	Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I5346	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin J. Mangan,   b. 19 Jan 1903, Mayo, Ireland d. 14 Jul 1952, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine C Masterson,   b. 28 Jul 1903, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland d. 17 Oct 1988, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Jan 1930	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F1391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ronald K. Copfer,   b. 4 Jul 1934   d. 31 Jan 2004, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 69 years)
  Divorce	3 Jun 1981	Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Martin Copfer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ronald J. Copfer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Daniel Copfer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Catherine Copfer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Elizabeth Copfer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Dennis Michael Copfer,   b. 26 Dec 1957   d. 6 Aug 2011, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Living
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - August 15, 1997 Deceased Name: ALICE C. COPFER, WAITRESS IN ROCKY RIVER, LAKEWOOD Since the early 1970s, Alice C. Copfer waited tables for various restaurants in Cleveland's western suburbs, including the Silverthorne Restaurant in the former Westlake Hotel in Rocky River and Radu's Restaurant in Lakewood. In recent years, the cheerful redhead worked part time as a banquet waitress for the Sheraton Airport Hotel while working full time as a seamstress for the Children's Services Home in Cleveland. Mrs. Copfer , 62, died of complications from cancer Tuesday at her home in Lakewood. She was born in Cleveland to Irish-immigrant parents and had lived in Lakewood for the last 28 years. Mrs. Copfer had been a member of St. Malachi and St. Colman Catholic churches in Cleveland and St. James Church in Lakewood. Survivors include her sons, Ronald Jr. of Cleveland, Daniel of North Olmsted, Martin of Lakewood and Dennis of Washington; daughters, Linda Pecl and Elizabeth Gillespie, both of Lakewood, and Catherine LaForet of Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Malachi Catholic Church, W. 25th St. and Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seasons of Life Hospice, c/o Parma Community General Hospital, 7007 Powers Blvd., Parma 44129. Arrangements are by Berry Funeral Home of Westlake. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) Date: August 15, 1997 Edition: FINAL / ALL Page: 9B Record Number: 09227068 Copyright, 1997, The Plain Dealer. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Alice C. Copfer SSN: 269-30-0451 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA BORN: 23 Jul 1935 Died: 15 Aug 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1951) Source Citation: Number: 269-30-0451; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1951. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Alice C Copfer [Alice C Mangan] Birth Date: 23 Jul 1935 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Death Date: 12 Aug 1997 Death Time: 05:10 AM Hospital of Death: Home Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 061588 Age at Death: 62 Certifier: Physician Hospital Status: Other/Residence Social Security Number: 269-30-0451 Father's Surname: Mangan Mother's Maiden Name: Masterson Marital Status: Divorced Armed Forces Indicator: No Industry of Decedent: Eating and drinking places Occupation of Decedent: Waiters and waitresses Census Tract: 1609 Primary Registration District: 1802 Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - August 15, 1997 Deceased Name: ALICE C. COPFER, WAITRESS IN ROCKY RIVER, LAKEWOOD Since the early 1970s, Alice C. Copfer waited tables for various restaurants in Cleveland's western suburbs, including the Silverthorne Restaurant in the former Westlake Hotel in Rocky River and Radu's Restaurant in Lakewood. In recent years, the cheerful redhead worked part time as a banquet waitress for the Sheraton Airport Hotel while working full time as a seamstress for the Children's Services Home in Cleveland. Mrs. Copfer , 62, died of complications from cancer Tuesday at her home in Lakewood. She was born in Cleveland to Irish-immigrant parents and had lived in Lakewood for the last 28 years. Mrs. Copfer had been a member of St. Malachi and St. Colman Catholic churches in Cleveland and St. James Church in Lakewood. Survivors include her sons, Ronald Jr. of Cleveland, Daniel of North Olmsted, Martin of Lakewood and Dennis of Washington; daughters, Linda Pecl and Elizabeth Gillespie, both of Lakewood, and Catherine LaForet of Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Malachi Catholic Church, W. 25th St. and Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seasons of Life Hospice, c/o Parma Community General Hospital, 7007 Powers Blvd., Parma 44129. Arrangements are by Berry Funeral Home of Westlake. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) Date: August 15, 1997 Edition: FINAL / ALL Page: 9B Record Number: 09227068 Copyright, 1997, The Plain Dealer. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Alice C. Copfer SSN: 269-30-0451 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA BORN: 23 Jul 1935 Died: 15 Aug 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1951) Source Citation: Number: 269-30-0451; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1951. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Alice C Copfer [Alice C Mangan] Birth Date: 23 Jul 1935 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Death Date: 12 Aug 1997 Death Time: 05:10 AM Hospital of Death: Home Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 061588 Age at Death: 62 Certifier: Physician Hospital Status: Other/Residence Social Security Number: 269-30-0451 Father's Surname: Mangan Mother's Maiden Name: Masterson Marital Status: Divorced Armed Forces Indicator: No Industry of Decedent: Eating and drinking places Occupation of Decedent: Waiters and waitresses Census Tract: 1609 Primary Registration District: 1802 Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - August 15, 1997 Deceased Name: ALICE C. COPFER, WAITRESS IN ROCKY RIVER, LAKEWOOD Since the early 1970s, Alice C. Copfer waited tables for various restaurants in Cleveland's western suburbs, including the Silverthorne Restaurant in the former Westlake Hotel in Rocky River and Radu's Restaurant in Lakewood. In recent years, the cheerful redhead worked part time as a banquet waitress for the Sheraton Airport Hotel while working full time as a seamstress for the Children's Services Home in Cleveland. Mrs. Copfer , 62, died of complications from cancer Tuesday at her home in Lakewood. She was born in Cleveland to Irish-immigrant parents and had lived in Lakewood for the last 28 years. Mrs. Copfer had been a member of St. Malachi and St. Colman Catholic churches in Cleveland and St. James Church in Lakewood. Survivors include her sons, Ronald Jr. of Cleveland, Daniel of North Olmsted, Martin of Lakewood and Dennis of Washington; daughters, Linda Pecl and Elizabeth Gillespie, both of Lakewood, and Catherine LaForet of Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Malachi Catholic Church, W. 25th St. and Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seasons of Life Hospice, c/o Parma Community General Hospital, 7007 Powers Blvd., Parma 44129. Arrangements are by Berry Funeral Home of Westlake. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) Date: August 15, 1997 Edition: FINAL / ALL Page: 9B Record Number: 09227068 Copyright, 1997, The Plain Dealer. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Alice C. Copfer SSN: 269-30-0451 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA BORN: 23 Jul 1935 Died: 15 Aug 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1951) Source Citation: Number: 269-30-0451; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1951. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Alice C Copfer [Alice C Mangan] Birth Date: 23 Jul 1935 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Death Date: 12 Aug 1997 Death Time: 05:10 AM Hospital of Death: Home Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 061588 Age at Death: 62 Certifier: Physician Hospital Status: Other/Residence Social Security Number: 269-30-0451 Father's Surname: Mangan Mother's Maiden Name: Masterson Marital Status: Divorced Armed Forces Indicator: No Industry of Decedent: Eating and drinking places Occupation of Decedent: Waiters and waitresses Census Tract: 1609 Primary Registration District: 1802 Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - August 15, 1997 Deceased Name: ALICE C. COPFER, WAITRESS IN ROCKY RIVER, LAKEWOOD Since the early 1970s, Alice C. Copfer waited tables for various restaurants in Cleveland's western suburbs, including the Silverthorne Restaurant in the former Westlake Hotel in Rocky River and Radu's Restaurant in Lakewood. In recent years, the cheerful redhead worked part time as a banquet waitress for the Sheraton Airport Hotel while working full time as a seamstress for the Children's Services Home in Cleveland. Mrs. Copfer , 62, died of complications from cancer Tuesday at her home in Lakewood. She was born in Cleveland to Irish-immigrant parents and had lived in Lakewood for the last 28 years. Mrs. Copfer had been a member of St. Malachi and St. Colman Catholic churches in Cleveland and St. James Church in Lakewood. Survivors include her sons, Ronald Jr. of Cleveland, Daniel of North Olmsted, Martin of Lakewood and Dennis of Washington; daughters, Linda Pecl and Elizabeth Gillespie, both of Lakewood, and Catherine LaForet of Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Malachi Catholic Church, W. 25th St. and Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seasons of Life Hospice, c/o Parma Community General Hospital, 7007 Powers Blvd., Parma 44129. Arrangements are by Berry Funeral Home of Westlake. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) Date: August 15, 1997 Edition: FINAL / ALL Page: 9B Record Number: 09227068 Copyright, 1997, The Plain Dealer. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Alice C. Copfer SSN: 269-30-0451 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA BORN: 23 Jul 1935 Died: 15 Aug 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1951) Source Citation: Number: 269-30-0451; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1951. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Alice C Copfer [Alice C Mangan] Birth Date: 23 Jul 1935 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Death Date: 12 Aug 1997 Death Time: 05:10 AM Hospital of Death: Home Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 061588 Age at Death: 62 Certifier: Physician Hospital Status: Other/Residence Social Security Number: 269-30-0451 Father's Surname: Mangan Mother's Maiden Name: Masterson Marital Status: Divorced Armed Forces Indicator: No Industry of Decedent: Eating and drinking places Occupation of Decedent: Waiters and waitresses Census Tract: 1609 Primary Registration District: 1802

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] "Petition for Naturalization", Petition for Naturalization: Mangan, Katherine (Masteron). [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), McCafferty, Sally A. (Mangan). Sally A. McCafferty (nee Mangan), love of Patrick's life for 53 years. Loving mother of P.J. (Judy), Mary Kemock (Lude), Kathleen Dobyns, Martin (Cindy), Owen (Vicki) and Sean (Laraine). Devoted grandmother of 15 (Kelsey deceased). Great-grandmother of two. Dearest sister of Maureen Szopa (Bernard) and the late Martin and Alice Copfer. Sister-in-law of Kay and Dorothy. Aunt and great-aunt to many. Loving friend to Ann, Margaret and Leonia. Oct. 16, 2004. Funeral Mass Tuesday, Oct. 19 the Church of St. Clarence at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME, 29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS, N. OLMSTED, MONDAY 2-4 AND 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185 St., Cleveland 44119. Plain Dealer, The: 17OCT2004. HFA: 10OCT2010