BETTS, Darlene Marie (ROE)
ROE, BETTS, IVERSON, CAHILL, RING, WALTERS, EASTMAN
Posted By: Sharon R. Becker (email)
Date: 10/26/2017 at 14:51:32
Obituary ~ Darlene Marie (Roe) Betts
February 24, 1930 ~ November 10, 2016The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Sunday, November 13, 2016MASON CITY — Darlene Marie Betts, 86, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Kevin Jones officiating.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City. Interment will take place in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Darlene Betts memorial fund in care of the family.
Darlene was born Feb. 24, 1930, in LeRoy, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Inez (Iverson) Roe. She was baptized at West LeRoy Lutheran Church and confirmed at LeRoy Lutheran Church. Darlene graduated from McIntire High School in 1948 in McIntire, IA.
On April 16, 1949, she married Eugene LeRoy Betts at the LeRoy Lutheran Church. To this union three children were born: Michael Eugene, Randi Lee and Susan Diane. Over the years, Darlene worked for the Mason City Police Department as a dispatcher (7 years), for City Employees Credit Union (16 years), and Mason City Monument (7 years) from which she retired in 2000.
Darlene enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed playing bingo, needle crafts, reading and volunteering on Election Day as a poll watcher. She always looked forward to enjoying the Norwegian foods she loved over the holidays like lutefisk and lefse. Darlene was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a member of the ladies aide and circle groups.
Darlene is survived by her 3 children: Michael Eugene Betts and wife Renee of Mason City, Randi Lee Betts and his wife Susan of Coralville, IA, and Susan Diane (Betts) Cahill of Waukee, IA; 8 grandchildren: Jeffry Betts, Nathan (Candice) Betts, Bryce Betts, Adam (Brandi) Betts, Laci Betts, Cassandra Cahill, Emily Cahill and Sarah Cahill; 5 great-grandchildren; brother: Wendell Roe of Mason City; brothers-in-law: Wilford Ring of Riceville, IA, Keith Betts of Mason City, Neil Betts and wife Mary of Osage, IA and Leon Betts and wife Mariel of Clarion, IA; and sister-in-law: Pat Betts of Mason City. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1980; son-in law: Scott Cahill; great-granddaughter: Adalynne Grace Betts; sister: Ilene Ring; mother and father-in-law: Roy and Velma Betts; sisters-in-law: Mary Lou Roe, Bedola Walters, Nelda Eastman; brothers-in-law: Gordon Betts, Eldon Betts and Kaye Betts.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2017
Cerro Gordo Obituaries maintained by Lynn Diemer-Mathews.
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