Specht, Elizabeth (“Betty”) Ann (Kloewer) (1942 - 2019)

SPECHT, KLOEWER, KLEIN, JANULEWICZ, BOCK, SPECHT, MILLER, RUESCHENBERG

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 20:36:42

Name of deceased: Elizabeth (“Betty”) Ann Specht (nee Kloewer)

Aged: 77 yrs, 1 mo, 14 days

Residence: Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Born: Feb. 21, 1942; rural Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 4, 2019; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, April 22, 2019; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; burial at a later date

Survived by: Grandson, Tristan Specht of East Earl, PA; brother, Leo “Spike” Kloewer (spouse, Alice) of Harlan, IA; sister, Leona “Jonsey” Klein of Westphalia, IA, brother-in-law, Stanley Janulewicz of Omaha, NE; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Anton and Elizabeth (nee Bock) Kloewer; children, Kelly Specht and Sherrie Miller; siblings, Norbert Kloewer, Agnes Janulewicz, Walter Kloewer, Bernice Rueschenberg, and Viola Kloewer

Education: Attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School, Westphalia, IA

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Ronald Specht; date and location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: Employed as a New Holland Type Setter until she retired in 1998.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved to socialize with people, and to volunteer whenever someone needed a hand; enjoyed playing bingo and going out to eat; reading

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com