Bettie Minette Cooper Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 14, 2025, at the age of 87, Bettie Minette Cooper of Norfolk, Virginia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Louis Leyens Switzer and Bettie Kleisdorf Switzer; and her sibling's children, Wendy Cooper and Trip McGleughlin. She is survived by: her husband Charles Cooper; her children, Brooke Cooper (Babette), Erik Cooper (Betsy) and Jeff Cooper (Allison); her grandchildren, Hannah, Tanhen, Kacey, Rena, Rachel, Nathan and Ryan; her stepsister Dee Austin (Lee); her sibling's children, John Cooper (Monica), Kate Augus (Barry), Peter McGleughlin (Sally) and Jade McGleuglin (Sue Hyde); and her goddaughter Mildred Amer (Howard).
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 19th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Ohef Sholom Temple (530 Raleigh Ave, Norfolk, VA 23507).
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests memorial contributions be made to causes dear to Minette's heart: Arts for Learning Virginia, Ohef Sholom Temple, Friends of Chevra T'helim, and the Virginia Symphony.
