Reverend Norman A. Koop69, of Woodstock, VT was called to be with the Lord on October 7, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, April 8, 1946, the son of C. Everett and Elizabeth (Flanagan) Koop.

Norman Koop attended The Stony Brook School, Eastern College, Eastern Baptist Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary where he received the degrees of Master of Divinity and Master of Theology. As a seminarian Norm served as Student Assistant at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. In 1973, Norm was called as pastor to the historic Deerfield Presbyterian Church in New Jersey.

In 1990, Norm moved to Woodstock, Vermont as the pastor at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, VT where he had filled in as a summer pastor in previous years. Norman and Anne celebrated 25 years of ministry in Woodstock this spring.

Norm met the love of his life, Anne (Teague), while working summers at the Cog Railway on Mount Washington in NH. One of his highlights was spending summers vacationing with family on Lake Mascoma in NH. He loved to waterski and share his special spot on the lake with as many as he could. Norman enjoyed reaching out in his ministry to various parts of his community which included the local prison ministry, as well as his ministry to the students of the Dartmouth College community.

Besides his parents, C. Everett Koop, MD and Elizabeth Flanagan Koop, Reverend Koop was predeceased by a brother David in 1968. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Anne (Teague) Koop of Woodstock, VT, his children Charles Koop (Elissa) of Westford VT, Tina Koop Bazala (Matt) of Madison, WI, David Koop (Sydney) of Madison, WI, grandchildren: Mattea Bazala (16), Aidan Bazala (14), Gavin Bazala (11), Elihu Koop (4), Kaiya Koop (2), Bodhin Koop (2), Stratton Koop (2 mos), a brother, Allen Koop of New London, NH; a sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth (Betsy) and Gordon Thompson of Birmingham, AL; as well as nieces and nephews.

Visitation hours will be held at Rand Wilson Funeral Home in Hanover, NH Friday October 16th from 6pm-8pm. Memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, VT Saturday October 17th at 10:30 am with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a Scholarship in his name at Camp Brookwoods Christian Camp, 34 Camp Brookwoods Road, Alton NH 08309. www.christiancamps.net/norm-koop.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Wilson Funeral Home of Hanover, NH.