Betty Jean Ungerer 1934 - 2010

KOHLMEYER, AEGETER, PATTON, AHRENHOLZ

Posted By: N. Wagner (email)
Date: 8/22/2010 at 15:53:11

Graveside services for Betty J. Ungerer, 75, of Hawkeye, Iowa, were held Monday, July 26, at Windsor Township Cemetery near Hawkeye.

Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye was in charge of arrangements.

Betty's death occurred on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.

Betty Jean (Kohlmeyer) Ungerer, daughter of Lester and Mabel (Aegeter) Kohlmeyer, was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Lawler.

She was baptized in Tipton and confirmed in Hawkeye.

After her graduation from Randalia High School in 1952, Betty attended Upper Iowa University, Fayette, in 1952 and 1953.

On June 8, 1958, she was united in marriage with Harvey Ungerer at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye.

Betty taught school near Sumner, in Postville for approximately five years, and substitute taught in other area schools. She also operated a preschool in her home near Hawkeye for many years.

A longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye, Betty had been active in WELCA. She was also active in the Hawkeye community, including First Responders and American Legion Auxiliary. In addition, she helped Prairie View Residential Care Facility residents as a caregiver.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Dennis; and an infant sister, Vicky Jo.

In addition to her husband, Harvey, of Hawkeye, Betty is survived by two sons, Brent (Renee) Ungerer of Hawkeye and Kurt (Rogina) Ungerer of Bentonville, Ark.; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, LeRoy "Tex" (Betty) Kohlmeyer; and two sisters, Gertrude Patton of Hiawatha and Linda Ahrenholz of Janesville.

Source: Fayette County Union - 27 July 2010