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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Bette J.
Meyer
Dec 4, 1922 — Mar 12, 2013
Obituary
Bette J. Meyer, 90, Cottage Grove, formerly of Lake Mills, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 surrounded by her family at the Aster Retirement Community.
She was born on December 4, 1922 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of the late Frank and Mabel (Steger) Yetter.
Bette graduated from Fairfax Hall High School in Waynesboro, VA and later attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO.
She has been a resident of Lake Mills since 1943, moving from St. Louis and had been a summer resident since childhood.
Bette married Lorin "Moose" Meyer of Lake Mills on June 23, 1945. He died Sept 2, 1999.
She was employed at Hamlin, Inc. for 20 years as a group leader working in the Research and Development Dept.
Bette was a member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas (Barb) Meyer of Lake Mills, John (fiancée: Sheri Bronstad) Meyer of Whitewater; three daughters, Patricia (Charles) Smith of Fitchburg, WI, Kathryn (Joseph) Heinzelman of Oakfield, WI, Judith (Robert) Page of Dodgeville; 12 grandchildren, Lisa (Dennis) Healy, Jennifer (Brad) Schmidt, Jessie (Mike) Dugan, Mandy (fiancé: Cody Axness) Smith, Steve (significant other: Andrea England) Smith, Tyler (Maria) Heinzelman, Tina (Josh) Crabb, Joel (Amanda) Meyer, Andrea Meyer, Sarah (special friend: Cola Amador) Page, Matt Page, Ryan (significant other: Rachel Zancanaro) Page; 13 great grandchildren, Jeffrey, Jacob, Cole, Kyan, Ava, Colin, Ethan, Austin, Emma, Micah, Alizah, Titus, Adaleen; two sisters-in-law, Joan Bade and Marylin Meyer; other relatives and many friends.
Also preceded in death by one brother, Richard Yetter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills and also after 10 a.m. on Monday at the church until the time of services.
Burial will be in St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials would be appreciated to St. Paul's Lutheran School Scholarship or the Alzheimer's Association.
She was born on December 4, 1922 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of the late Frank and Mabel (Steger) Yetter.
Bette graduated from Fairfax Hall High School in Waynesboro, VA and later attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO.
She has been a resident of Lake Mills since 1943, moving from St. Louis and had been a summer resident since childhood.
Bette married Lorin "Moose" Meyer of Lake Mills on June 23, 1945. He died Sept 2, 1999.
She was employed at Hamlin, Inc. for 20 years as a group leader working in the Research and Development Dept.
Bette was a member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas (Barb) Meyer of Lake Mills, John (fiancée: Sheri Bronstad) Meyer of Whitewater; three daughters, Patricia (Charles) Smith of Fitchburg, WI, Kathryn (Joseph) Heinzelman of Oakfield, WI, Judith (Robert) Page of Dodgeville; 12 grandchildren, Lisa (Dennis) Healy, Jennifer (Brad) Schmidt, Jessie (Mike) Dugan, Mandy (fiancé: Cody Axness) Smith, Steve (significant other: Andrea England) Smith, Tyler (Maria) Heinzelman, Tina (Josh) Crabb, Joel (Amanda) Meyer, Andrea Meyer, Sarah (special friend: Cola Amador) Page, Matt Page, Ryan (significant other: Rachel Zancanaro) Page; 13 great grandchildren, Jeffrey, Jacob, Cole, Kyan, Ava, Colin, Ethan, Austin, Emma, Micah, Alizah, Titus, Adaleen; two sisters-in-law, Joan Bade and Marylin Meyer; other relatives and many friends.
Also preceded in death by one brother, Richard Yetter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills and also after 10 a.m. on Monday at the church until the time of services.
Burial will be in St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials would be appreciated to St. Paul's Lutheran School Scholarship or the Alzheimer's Association.
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