Deborah L. Hopeman

Deborah L. Hopeman, 63, of Cedar Grove, went to her eternal home with her family at her side on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, where she had been a patient for the past four days.
Deb was born on Feb. 3, 1954, in Sheboygan, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Arline (Meyer) Lammers.
Deb graduated from Oostburg High School in 1972.
On Dec. 4, 1982, she married Mark Hopeman at First Reformed Church in Oostburg.
Deb and her husband owned a dairy farm in the Town of Holland. She also worked in food service for the Oostburg and Cedar Grove-Belgium public school districts.
Deb was an active member of First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove, where she found meaning in serving others as a food service coordinator/cook, former Sunday school teacher and custodian. She and her husband were members of Sheboygan County Farm Bureau.
Deb had a passion for flower gardening and enjoyed decorating, shopping, sewing, traveling to Door County and taking Sunday rides with her husband. But most of all, she enjoyed being with and caring for her grandchildren.
Deb is survived by her husband Mark of Cedar Grove; one daughter, Michelle (fiance Myles Treptow) Hopeman of Cedar Grove; three sons, Kevin (Tanya) Hopeman, Daniel (Traci) Hopeman and Jason (Jeni) Hopeman, all of Cedar Grove; eight grandchildren, Natalie, Austin, and TJ Hopeman, Madelyn, Deacon and Bria Hopeman, and Noah and Lauren Hopeman; one brother, Stanley (Wendy) Lammers of Oostburg; a sister-in-law, Carol (Lloyd) DeRuyter of Cedar Grove; a brother-in-law, Harland (Marian) Hopeman of Oostburg; nieces; and nephews.
Deb was preceded in death by her parents LeRoy and Arline Lammers; parents-in-law William and Alma Hopeman; a daughter, Amy Hopeman; two infant grandchildren, Parker and Evan Hopeman; and one brother, Jim Lammers.
A funeral to celebrate Deb's life took place at First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, with the Rev. Chris Schaefer officiating.
Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
For online condolences and additional information, please visit  www.wenigfh.com.
A memorial fund is being established in Deb’s memory for First Reformed Church and the Cedar Grove First Responders.
The staff of the Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg, (920) 564-2771, is serving the Hopeman family.