Secory, Betty C. 1925 - 2007

SECORY, HANSEN, FOSTER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/24/2013 at 23:42:51

Betty C. Secory, 82, of 1810 N. 8th St., Clear Lake, died Saturday, March 3,
2007 at her home.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess and the Rev. Jeff Ungs of Galilean Lutheran
Church officiating. Interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests
memorials to the Betty Secory memorial fund.

Betty was born Jan. 21, 1925 in Clear Lake, the daughter of Harold and Laura
(Hansen) Foster. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1943.

Betty married her high school sweet heart, Lawrence "Larry" Secory, on Sept.
14, 1946 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.

She enjoyed her monthly class reunion meetings, attending prayer groups at
Galilean, antiquing, eating out, her dogs, but most of all spending time with
her grandkids and great-grandkids. She was well known for her Texas Sheet Cake
and her potato salad.

She was a lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Betty is survived by her three children: Joel Secory and his wife, Julie, Jon
Secory and his wife, Sue, and Sue Dwyer and her husband, Kim, all of Clear
Lake; nine grandchildren: Joel Secory II and his wife, Amanda, Clear Lake, Dr.
Adam Secory and his wife, Jaime, Waukee, Iowa, Allison Secory, West Des
Moines, Iowa, Ted Secory, West Des Moines, Michael Dwyer and his wife, Shelby,
Clear Lake, Tim Secory, West Des Moines, Scott Dwyer, West Des Moines, Andrew
"Rip" Secory, Iowa City, Iowa and Cory Dwyer, Iowa City; two
great-grandchildren, Quintin Masteller and Elle Ryan Secory; brother-in-law,
Don Secory and his wife, Marge, Hemet, Calif. and sister-in-law, Karen Secory,
Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Larry, on June 24, 2006 and
an infant daughter.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.