Janet Cooperstock

Janet Etta (Brown) Cooperstock, of Boulder, Colorado, died peacefully in the early morning of September 20, 2014. A native of Minneapolis, Janet was born February 4, 1936, daughter of Margaret Lemesh and Alec Brown and sister of Ethel and Howard. She attended North High School. In 1954 Janet met the love of her life Willard ("Bill") Cooperstock of St. Paul. The two were married on June 17, 1956 and raised four children: Andrew, Mark, and Carrie Cooperstock, and Alan Lesser, Ethel's son. Janet returned to school after the birth of her last child, attending the University of Iowa and Winthrop College, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she earned a graduate degree in psychology. A talented school psychologist, she went to work for the York, South Carolina public schools and subsequently others. Upon moving to Michigan in 1990 Janet went into family practice until her retirement in 2012. Janet was an enthusiastic and early member of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, Michigan, where she was a regular at services and the Saturday Tish group. She enjoyed many close friendships from temple, especially with the rabbis and with Cantor Penny Steyer. Janet and Bill opened their home for countless holiday meals full of friends, music, and laughter, and she was especially famous for her delicious chicken soup. Janet leaves behind Andrew of Lafayette, Colorado, Mark of Waldorf, Maryland, Carrie of Chesterfield, Virginia, Alan of Seattle, Washington; their spouses William Terwilliger, Kristin Cooperstock, and Steve Radigan; grandchildren Jessica, Joshua, and Kayla Cooperstock and Meghan and Danielle Radigan; and beloved and loyal cockapoo Shayna. Janet was known for her great compassion, and she will be missed by so many. Donations may be made to Shir Shalom Cantor’s Discretionary Fund or The American Cancer Society.