Westmoreland, Ann Elizabeth "Betty" (1927-2911)

WESTMORELAND, REIGELSBERGER, CHAMPION

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/8/2011 at 11:44:45

Ann Elizabeth "Betty" Westmoreland
October 23, 1927 - September 15, 2011

Ann Elizabeth (Betty) Westmoreland, age 83, of Albert City, Iowa, passed away in Roseville, Minnesota, on September 15th, 201l.

Betty was born October 23, 1927, to Nicholas and Eugenia (Champion) Reigelsberger of Gilmore City, Iowa. She was a graduate of Rolfe High School and the Iowa State Teacher’s College (University of Northern Iowa).

In 1952, she married Ben Westmoreland. They lived the majority of their fifty-six years together on a family farm north of Varina. There they raised their five children: Paula, Maurice, John, Jean, and Joan.

Betty was a hard worker; she loved both teaching and life on the farm. She taught Latin, reading, and history for over twenty years in the Humboldt, Fonda, and Lytton school districts. Her teaching skills were a gift she shared with hundreds of students. The difference she made in their lives is incalculable.

Speaking publicly to different organizations on the importance of maintaining our rural way of life, Betty became a strong advocate during the farm crisis of the ‘80s for the preservation of the family farm. Her voice and strength were a comfort and inspiration.

Serving as a lector, lay minister, and Altar Society member, Betty was an active member of the St. Columbkille’s parish community in Varina. She cherished her many friends there and her Catholic faith both guided and sustained her.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas, in 1966, and Eugenia, in 1976; her brother, John, in 2008; her son, John, in 1977; and her husband, Ben, in 2008.

She is survived by her brother, Frank, of Fort Dodge, Iowa; and her children, Paula, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Maurice, of Albany, New York, and Jean and Joan, both of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Visitation: 4:00-7:00 p.m., September 18, 2011, at the Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda, Iowa.

Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., September 19, 2011, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Church in Varina, Iowa.

Interment: September 19, 2011, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Cemetery in Varina, Iowa.

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