Iron Mountain, MI
James L. “Jim” Coppock, 76, of Iron Mountain, passed away unexpectedly Monday May 15, 2017 at the Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI following complications of a heart attack.
James was born October 2, 1940 in Escanaba, MI the son of Eugene and Lula (McMillie) Coppock. He was raised in Gladstone where he was a 1960 graduate of Gladstone High School. While at Gladstone High School he lettered in football where he played offense and defense. Following graduation, Jim continued his education Michigan Tech University. He served his country in the U.S Army for 3 years, stationed in Japan for 2 of those years. Jim worked for I.B.M. Corporation for 30 years and following his retirement he went back to work for Pentax Corporation for 5 years.
Jim was united in marriage to the former Pamela Webber on June 18, 1966 in Trenary. They resided in Milwaukee, WI and Litchfield, MN before retiring to Iron Mountain. Jim and Pam enjoyed their retirement years wintering in Surprise, AZ. Jim’s hobbies included woodcarving, where he specialized in carving Santa’s and ducks. He also enjoyed playing Cribbage and card games.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Pamela, survivors include:
Sons: Brian (Denise) Coppock of Green Bay, WI and Gregory (Mary) Coppock of Minneapolis, MN.
Grandchildren: Tanner and Samantha Coppock
Brothers: Richard (Kathleen) Coppock of Florence, WI, Gerald (Donna) Coppock of Escanaba, MI and Bruce Coppock of Woodstock, IL
Sister: Cheryl (James) Halmeoja of Rapid River, MI
Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
In addition to his parents, his brothers, David and Tom Coppock preceded Jim in death.
Jim’s family will receive friends on Thursday May 18, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm E.S.T. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. Military rites conducted by the Gladstone American Legion Post #301 will follow at 3:00 pm E.S.T. Sharing by family will follow the military rites. He will be laid to rest at the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Wells, MI. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Heart Association in memory of Jim.
Julia McMillie - El Paso, TX
It is with sadness we learn of Jim’s passing. He was a wonderful friend as well as a super nephew. We have a couple of Jim’s carvings that we display at Christmastime and now will serve us as a nice memento of Jim and his life. May God be with you all at this time and comfort you. Chloe McMillie’s favorite hymn was “In the Garden.” May it lead you and help you in this time of crisis. “And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own. And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.”
With love and prayers to all of you,
Buck and Judy McMillie, El Paso, Texas
Dorothy Mc Millie - DePere, WI
I ‘m so sorry about Jim , I didn’t hear about it until the day of the Funeral from Buck . I was really sad about it. He was a wonderful person . He will be miss by a lot of people. My prayers to all of you .
Aunt Dot Mc Millie , De Pere, WI..
Sharon (Coppock) Smythe - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, AB
Please accept my condolences on Jims passing. I am one of Jim’s cousins. He was 10 yrs older than I, so we didn’t interact a lot. However, I remember him as one of the three older cousin, Jim, Tom and Dave, that I always looked up to. I remember him visiting our home when I was child, and thinking how handsome he looked in his uniform!!
I will be praying for his family. May God grant you all Sttrength, Courage and Peace, with the knowledge that Jim is now Healed. He is Happy and he is Home!!!
tanner coppock - green bay, wi
I loved my grandapa so much and i wish he would have made it to 80 but yet here i am saying this.