Betty Primmer, 17 Feb. 1923 - 08 June 2006

PRIMMER, BUTLER, ROBERTS, EVANS, SCHMINKE, BAUER TREFZ

Posted By: Netha M Meyer (email)
Date: 6/10/2006 at 08:34:17

Betty Primmer, 83, died Thursday morning, June 8, 2006, in her home following an extended illness. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wesley United Methodist Church. Tom Primmer will officiate. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at Phillips Family Center from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Betty was born Feb. 17, 1923, in Marengo, to Clifton and Leola (Roberts) Butler. Her family moved to Vinton, where she graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. On Aug. 3, 1941, she married Carl A. Primmer at Vinton. He preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 1991.

Betty was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the Vinton Woman's Club. She had served as a volunteer at Virginia Gay Hospital. In her leisure she enjoyed knitting, crafts and crocheting afghans for her family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Trudy (Roger R.) Evans of Vinton, Pamela Schminke of Waterloo, Carla (Bruce) Bauer of Vinton, Richard (Pamela) Primmer of Vinton and Doris (Randy) Trefz of Vinton; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; her sister, Darline Rigel of Waterloo; her sisters-in-law, Doris Smith of Vinton, Nelda (George) Eckhart of Vinton, Nellie Menning of Muskegan, Mich., and Pat (Dale) Cantonwine of Tipton; and her brother-in-law, Glenn (June) Primmer of Pharr, Texas.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Clark McGranahan; her sister, Alice Welch; and her granddaughter, Christina Schminke.

A memorial fund has been established for the American Lung Association.

Cedar Rapids Gazette, 9 June 2006, Edition: F, Page: 4B, Record Number: 2261315