Betty L. Ingalls 1939 - 2021

INGALLS, RUGER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/27/2021 at 13:42:57

Sioux City Journal
6 January 2021

Betty L. Ingalls

Sioux City -- Betty L. Ingalls, 81 of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Services are scheduled 10 a.m. on Saturday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday with family present at 6 p.m. and a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel (6200 Morningside Ave.). Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Betty was born June 22, 1939 in Fordyce, Neb., the daughter of Ervin J. and Marie F. Ruger. She attended Coleridge High School and Western Iowa Technical Community College. She was united in marriage with Loran H. Ingalls on Oct. 13, 1958, in Elk Point, S.D. Loran and Betty enjoyed nearly 60 years of marriage and resided in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and retired in Temple, Texas. They were both members of The Church of All Nations. Betty enjoyed a 35-year career at Mercy Medical Center. During her retirement she enjoyed reading, sewing, traveling and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Betty is survived by her four sons Douglas Ingalls of Melvin, Iowa, Russell Ingalls (Connie Kahler), Michael Ingalls and wife Kristel, and Ronald Ingalls, all of Sioux City; three daughters, Vicki Stewart (Roger Broveak) of Sioux City, Tracey Ingalls (Brian Callahan) of Yorba Linda, Calif., Michele Hermann and husband Thomas of Sioux City; fourteen grandchildren, John Stewart and Jacob Ingalls, of Sioux City, Anthony Miller and wife Jessica of Fallbrook, Calif., Brittni Acosta and husband Stephen of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., James Berg of Pasadena, Md., Michaela Marion and husband Michael of Omaha, Neb., Monika Ingalls of Sioux City, Sarah Swearingen and husband Ryan of Sioux City, Ryan Ingalls and wife ShiYue (Sheeway) of Shanghai, China, Megan Greigg and husband Peter of Sioux City, Tommy Hermann (Sydney McManamy) of Sioux City, Derrick Combs (Jacob Lushinsky) of Omaha, Chase Mohr (Megan Mote) of Sioux City, Charity Mohr (Jeremy Peplinski) of Sioux City; and fifteen great-grandchildren: Forest and Charlee Miller of Fallbrook, Calif., Kylie, Zayne, Emersynn and Zion Acosta of Rancho Cucamonga, Cambree and Jaylee Swearingen of Sioux City, Zoe Ingalls of Shanghai, China, Noah, Joseph, and Eric Greigg of Sioux City, Corbyn Mohr of Sioux City, and Hazel and Emma Peplinski of Sioux City; four brothers, Richard Ruger of Madison, S.D., Kenny and his wife Liz of Del Rio, Texas, Lyle Ruger and his wife Vikki of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Donald Ruger of San Francisco, Calif.; and three sisters Rita Woodard of Norfolk, Neb., Anne Vock of Mission, Kan., and Norma Sassman and husband Mert of Fort Morgan, Colo.

She is proceeded in death by her husband Loran H Ingalls; infant daughter Lori Ingalls; her parents Ervin and Marie Ruger; her parents-in-law Clarence and Pearl Ingalls; her brother Gerald Ruger and wife Catherine; her brother-in-laws Ben Woodard, Orville Ingalls and wife Charlene, and Larry Ingalls; sister-in-laws Mary Ruger, and Darlene Curphey; and her infant great-grandson Ezekiel Acosta.