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Betty
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Betty Louise Hopkins
August 19, 1930 — May 17, 2017
Betty Louise Hopkins, age 86 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away surrounded by her family on May 17, 2017 at Pennock Hospital.
She was born on August 19, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the daughter of Maurice Lyman and Lillian Belle (Daily) Patten. Betty moved with her parents to Hastings and graduated in 1948 from Hastings High School. She then attended Grand Rapids Jr. College.
On November 04, 1949 she married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Robert W. Hopkins. They were blessed with 55 years of marriage and 4 children. She and Bob lived their entire lives in Hastings and wintered in Venice, FL.
Betty was a correspondent for the Battle Creek Enquire and News, the Hastings Banner, the Hastings Press, and the Hastings Office Supply. She was also a secretary for the Leonard Osgood Funeral Home and the Barry County Court House.
Betty was active in the community, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church choir and played piano for the Sunday school children as well as accompanying for the solo ensembles and a Boy Scout leader. She was a member of the Hasting High School Alumni Board, and the Hospital Guild.
Betty enjoyed her bridge and coffee club with friends and the Pennock Village bridge club. She enjoyed her red hat club, canning, making the best pies and playing her harmonica. She loved Hershey's. Chocolate, coffee, Mooville ice cream, her cat Callie, knitting mittens and making French toast for her grandchildren. She loved to read, play crossword and do jig saw puzzles, dinners out on the town, attending live performances, playing the piano, cooking, and tending to her flower gardens. She always kept seed and peanuts on hand for the birds and the squirrels that would come to visit her yard. In Florida she would collect shark's teeth and enjoy the sandy beaches. She has said her proudest accomplishments were seeing her family raised and owning the title of GRAMS. Her favorite quote was: "Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the Past; These are the Things of a Lifetime; These are the Things That Last!"
Betty was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Hopkins, her parents, her brothers, Richard, Gaylord, Donald, Jack, Maurice Jr., and Phillip Patten, and a sister Jessie (Patten) Wall.
She is survived by her 4 children, Mitchel (Iva) Hopkins, Nashville, MI, Leslee (Jim) Kwant, Grand Rapids, MI, Lorree (Brian) Smith, Charlotte, MI, Mark R. Hopkins, Hastings, MI, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, her sister Lillian (Patten) Teesdale and countless friends.
The family extends their heartfelt thanks to the caring doctors, nurses, and staff at Pennock Hospital.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 2:00 until 4:00 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings.
Contributions may be made to Hastings Alumni Association C/O Lois Bowers, 219 Shriner St., Hastings, MI 49058.
She was born on August 19, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the daughter of Maurice Lyman and Lillian Belle (Daily) Patten. Betty moved with her parents to Hastings and graduated in 1948 from Hastings High School. She then attended Grand Rapids Jr. College.
On November 04, 1949 she married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Robert W. Hopkins. They were blessed with 55 years of marriage and 4 children. She and Bob lived their entire lives in Hastings and wintered in Venice, FL.
Betty was a correspondent for the Battle Creek Enquire and News, the Hastings Banner, the Hastings Press, and the Hastings Office Supply. She was also a secretary for the Leonard Osgood Funeral Home and the Barry County Court House.
Betty was active in the community, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church choir and played piano for the Sunday school children as well as accompanying for the solo ensembles and a Boy Scout leader. She was a member of the Hasting High School Alumni Board, and the Hospital Guild.
Betty enjoyed her bridge and coffee club with friends and the Pennock Village bridge club. She enjoyed her red hat club, canning, making the best pies and playing her harmonica. She loved Hershey's. Chocolate, coffee, Mooville ice cream, her cat Callie, knitting mittens and making French toast for her grandchildren. She loved to read, play crossword and do jig saw puzzles, dinners out on the town, attending live performances, playing the piano, cooking, and tending to her flower gardens. She always kept seed and peanuts on hand for the birds and the squirrels that would come to visit her yard. In Florida she would collect shark's teeth and enjoy the sandy beaches. She has said her proudest accomplishments were seeing her family raised and owning the title of GRAMS. Her favorite quote was: "Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the Past; These are the Things of a Lifetime; These are the Things That Last!"
Betty was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Hopkins, her parents, her brothers, Richard, Gaylord, Donald, Jack, Maurice Jr., and Phillip Patten, and a sister Jessie (Patten) Wall.
She is survived by her 4 children, Mitchel (Iva) Hopkins, Nashville, MI, Leslee (Jim) Kwant, Grand Rapids, MI, Lorree (Brian) Smith, Charlotte, MI, Mark R. Hopkins, Hastings, MI, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, her sister Lillian (Patten) Teesdale and countless friends.
The family extends their heartfelt thanks to the caring doctors, nurses, and staff at Pennock Hospital.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 2:00 until 4:00 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings.
Contributions may be made to Hastings Alumni Association C/O Lois Bowers, 219 Shriner St., Hastings, MI 49058.
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