Rose Marie Koop, 87, of Beaumont, died Monday, May 16, 2016, at Christus Hospital – St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. She was born on June 25, 1928, in Maxwell, Texas, to Hettie Louise Hoffman Wiede and William Henry Wiede. Rose worked as a bank teller for many years in Edna, Texas.
She married her childhood sweetheart, Bill, in 1946, in Koop Settlement, Edna. They resided in Edna until 1999, when they retired in Beaumont.
Rose’s passion in life was serving her Lord through music, playing the organ in her church from age 10 until this past Sunday’s church service at Collier Park Assisted Living, in Beaumont.
She is survived by her sons, Daniel William Koop and his wife Carolyn, of Inez; Mitchell Marvin Koop and his wife Susie, of Beaumont; daughter, Kathleen (Koop) Cash and her husband Claude, of Bryan; sisters-in-law,, Emily (Koop) Chase and Lillian (Koop) Wiede, of Edna; grandchildren, Lisa (Koop) Omecinski and her husband Jimmy, of Inez; Gina Bludau and her husband Chris, of Victoria; Daniel William Koop, Jr., of Victoria; Ashley (Koop) Fillips and her husband Drew, of Beaumont; Brian Krukiel and his wife Allison, of Keller; Haley Koop, of Austin; Blake Krukiel, of Beaumont; Keylee (Koop) Sudduth and her husband Micah, of Los Angeles, California; and Heath Koop, of Austin; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Rose is preceded in death by her husband, William Koop; her parents; sister, Anita Wiede Koop; and brothers, Marvin H. Wiede and Alfred Wiede.
A gathering of Mrs. Koop’s family and friends will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by her funeral service at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2016, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 108 E Gayle Street, Edna. Her interment will follow at Red Bluff Cemetery, Edna.
Memorial contributions may be made to music ministry at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 108 E Gayle Street, Edna, Texas 77957.
