Background
Stoppels, Allen Dale was born on December 25, 1924 in Hull, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Anton and Jeannette Irene (Kulicamp) Stoppels.
Stoppels, Allen Dale was born on December 25, 1924 in Hull, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Anton and Jeannette Irene (Kulicamp) Stoppels.
Bachelor, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1947. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1950.
Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1950—1953. Assistant prosecuting attorney Kent County, 1953—1958. Judge Kent County Probate Court, since 1959.
Trustee Hope College, since 1960, Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids, 1970—1974, Ferguson Hospital, Grand Rapids, since 1980. Member of American Bar Association, DAV (Michigan Commander 1961-1962), Michigan Probate and Juvenile Judges Association (president 1973-1974), American Judicature Society, State Bar Michigan.
Married Sara Elizabeth Webb, May 21, 1950. Children: John Webb, Jillon Marie, Elizabeth Anne.