Born February 9, 1916 in Butler, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late W. Frank Cooper and the late Angeline Brown.

Mrs. Vensel was a retired schoolteacher who taught at Northwest School in Butler. She was a former member of Covenant U. P. Church. Mrs. Vensel was an avid gardener and a member of the Buttercup Garden Club. She was a former member of the PSEA, the NEA and an alumni of Grove City College.

Mrs. Vensel is survived by her daughter, Martha A. Wysocki of Burnham, Pennsylvania; two granddaughters, one great-granddaughter, one sister, Mrs. Gertie Mae Service of Gallatin, Tennessee, and by three nieces.

Mrs. Vensel was preceded in death by her husband, W. Frank Vensel who passed away on February 17, 1972 and by one son and one brother.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.