Background
Koopmans, Vel I. was born on December 23, 1935 in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. Daughter of C. Earl and Alma E. (Wiemuth) Ohlfest.
Koopmans, Vel I. was born on December 23, 1935 in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. Daughter of C. Earl and Alma E. (Wiemuth) Ohlfest.
Student, San Jacinto (California) Junior College, 1977. Student, Palomar College, San Marcos, California, 1975. Student, Citrus Belt Law School, Riverside, California, 1977.
Student, Western States Law College, San Diego, 1976.
Proprietor Koopmans television & Appliance Centers, Escondido and Poway, California, 1968—1976. Administrative assistant Western Municipal Water District, Riverside, 1977—1980. Executive secretary Roseburg, Oregon, 1980—1981.
Personnel manager Kyle Technology Corporation, since 1981. Member Chamber of Commerce Republican.
Married John S. Koopmans, April 3, 1954. Children: Susan Koopmans Geise, Kenneth.