Beverly E. Stoops

STOOPS, BEVERLY E.; nee Martin; age 90; born in Pleasanton Township (Bear Lake), Manistee County, Michigan on June 12, 1922 passed away March 11, 2013. Beverly was a resident of Plymouth Township, Michigan. Loving wife of the late John Stoops for 66 years; dearest mother of Gwendolyne (William) McCann of Auburn Hills, Michigan, Martin (Char) Stoops of Waterford, Michigan and Brent (Debbie) Stoops of Plymouth, Michigan; proud grandmother of Janyl (Brian) Finnerty of Sudbury, MA, Jennifer (Kenneth) Schrock of Austin, TX, Tracy (James) Tackett of Waterford, MI, Jason (Kristin) Stoops of Northville, MI, and Matthew (Jessica) Stoops of Livonia, MI; great grandmother of Katherine, Alexandra, and Brendan Finnerty, Lauryn, Trevor, Dylan, and Logan Schrock, Alexander Helzer, Gabriella, Sophia and Charles Stoops, and Ella and Jackson Stoops; sister of Donna (Bud) Guthard of Bloomfield Hills, MI. Beverly graduated from Bear Lake High School in 1940 and married John Stoops in Pleasanton Twp, MI in 1941. John and Beverly settled in Detroit in 1941, and later lived in Farmington, MI, Bloomfield Hills, MI and Naples, FL. Beverly was a dedicated wife of 66 years to John Stoops, and a loving mother. She cherished her time spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and was proud of their accomplishments. Beverly enjoyed traveling the world, playing golf, entertaining, solving crossword puzzles, watching the Tigers, and playing Pinochle. Visitation will be Thursday 5 to 9 p.m., Friday 1 to 9 p.m., and Rosary 7 p.m. Friday at the Vermeulen Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, In State on Saturday 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 47650 N. Territorial Road, Plymouth with a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Entombment at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia, Michigan. Memorials may be made to the Plymouth Police Officers Association Benevolent Fund, Atten: Matthew Stoops, at 201 S. Main Street, Plymouth, MI 48170. To share a memory, please visit
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