HINRICHSEN, Betty Jane (Ravenstad) 1922-2011

HINRICHSEN, FRIETAG, RAVENSTAD

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/20/2011 at 00:05:44

Betty Jane Hinrichsen

Nora Springs - Betty Jane Hinrichsen, 89, Nora Springs, died Friday (June 17, 2011) at the Nora Springs Care Center.

A memorial service for Betty will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 101 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with the Rev. Jack Gannett officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Park Cemetery in Nora Springs. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church.

The family would like to suggest casual attire be worn for the service.

Betty Jane Hinrichsen was born on May 24, 1922, in Mason City, the daughter of Jacob and Clara (Frietag) Ravenstad. Betty was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. Betty attended the Mason City Community Schools, graduating from Mason City High School.

Betty was united in marriage to Earl Hinrichsen on March 28, 1941, in Sheffield, and to this union they were blessed with three children: Jack, Linda and Laurie. Earl preceded her in death on June 4, 1992. In 1952, Earl and Betty purchased their farm in the Nora Springs area and together they farmed all their life. Betty enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, playing cards, and loved entertaining family and friends, but her greatest love and enjoyment was being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

Betty was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Nora Springs.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Jack (Peggy) Hinrichsen of Nora Springs, Linda (Alan) Ombrello of Whitehall, Pa., and Laurie Severe of Nora Springs; four grandchildren, Scott (Kim) Hinrichsen, Shawn (Cynthia) Hinrichsen, Amy (Ed) Panier, and Chelsy (Mark) Schultz; nine great-grandchildren, Kyle, Kayla, Kole, Abby, and Blake Hinrichsen, Nathan and Natalie Keller, and Ayla and Eli Schultz; as well as other extended family members and friends.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl; son-in-law, Tony Severe; granddaughter, Jennifer Severe who died in infancy; and her sister, Maxine Woodhouse. Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 641-749-2210, www.colonialchapels. com.

Mason City Globe Gazette online, June 19, 2011