Elizabeth A. Woerdehoff (1924-2020)

WOERDEHOFF, SOPPE, OTTING

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 9/13/2020 at 18:54:08

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Woerdehoff, 96, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa.

Visitation for Betty will be held from 9 until time of services, on Friday, September 11, 2020 at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa. Anyone wishing to send memorials may send them to the Reiff Funeral Home, Attn: Elizabeth Woerdehoff Family, PO Box 430, Cascade, Iowa, 52033.

Services for Betty will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 11, 2020, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa with Rev. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be held in the Calvary Cemetery.

Elizabeth “Betty” was born February 21, 1924 in Cascade, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Soppe) Otting. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Cascade, IA. On May 30, 1942, she was united in marriage to Clifford Woerdehoff at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 27, 1983.

She was a devoted Catholic and a member of St. Matthias Parish in Cascade, Iowa.

Betty was a gracious, gentle, peace loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and cooking for her family. Betty was an avid reader and enjoyed movies and movie stars.

She is survived by five children, Ronald Woerdehoff (& lifelong friend, Patricia Turnmeyer) of Cascade, IA, Robert (Margaret “Peggy) Woerdehoff of Marion, IA, Jane (Clifford) Strang of Cascade, IA, Joanie Topping of Monticello, IA, and Richard Woerdehoff of Flowery Branch, GA; 11 grandchildren, Angie (Mannie) Gomes, Michele (fiancé Jim Barton) Strauss, John Woerdehoff, Brenda (Jeff) Kadlec, and Brian (Fiorella) Woerdehoff, Lee (Elizabeth) Strang, Robert Strang, Marie (Ben) Green, and Daniel Strang, Donnie (Marti Sanders) Kluesner and Amanda (Drew) Hackney; 21 great grandchildren; 4 siblings, Bob (Jean) Otting and Jerry (Joan) Otting both of Cascade, IA, Rev. Loras Otting of Dubuque, IA and Joanne Otting of Cascade, IA; and a sister-in-law, Jean Otting of Cascade, IA.

She is also preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Tom Topping; three brothers, Wilbur “Bill” Otting, James Otting and Donald Otting; two sisters-in-law, Grace Otting and Madonna Tucker; two nephews, John Otting and Dave Otting; and niece, Lisa Otting.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Cascade Area Right to Life Attention: Donna Casey and the Tri-State Historical Society in memory of Elizabeth “Betty” Woerdehoff.

If you would like to send online condolences to the family, please visit our website at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com