Betty Marie

Miller

Betty Marie (Cooper) Miller, 88, of Otsego, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Holland Hospital, following a short illness. She was born on April 30, 1938, in Kalamazoo, the third child of Leon Aurand Cooper and Ina Marie (Polmanteer) Cooper. Betty lived for several years in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, a place she always hoped to return to someday. She loved her family and her Lord Jesus Christ. For many years, she collected stuffed animals for the court kids of Allegan County at Christmas time. She will be deeply missed by all who loved her. 

She was preceded in death by her sisters, Virginia and Twila; her brothers, Dale and Leland; her two former husbands; her step-grandson, Michael; and most of her dear friends. 

She is survived by her daughter, Robin (Dale) Harps; her son, Jeffrey Harder; her grandchildren, Timothy Glenn, Katherine Marie, and Rachel Marie; several great-grandchildren, including the newest, Clara June; and several nieces and nephews she loved dearly. Cremation has taken place.

While visiting Betty’s webpage at www.amsfuneralhomes.com please sign the guestbook and/or share a memory with the family.

The family is being assisted by the Avink, McCowen & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation Society, 120 S. Woodhams St. Plainwell, MI 49080 (269-685-5881).