Bette Henrichs

Memorial Services for Bette J. Henrichs of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea . Pastor Diane Odermann will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family. Bette was born on June 12, 1925, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Wallace and Jeanette (Hopperstad) Drommerhausen. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1943 and the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing (U of M) in 1946. Bette served in the Cadet Nurse Corp during WWII. She returned to Albert Lea and began her nursing career as a private duty nurse at Naeve Hospital. She was united in marriage to Hemme (Bud) Henrichs on February 22, 1948, and they were blessed with one son Wade. She continued her more than 39 year career and moved into industrial nursing, first at Queen Stoves from 1951 – 1956 and then at Wilson & Farmsteads & Do from 1960 until her retirement in 1985. Bette was baptized, confirmed, and a lifetime member of First Lutheran Church. She volunteered for the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society. She was a bowler, golfer, and an avid card player especially enjoying bridge and poker. She died at her home on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the age of 91.
She will be lovingly missed by her son Wade Henrichs and his wife Deborah of Bellingham, WA;grandchildren: Emilia Bergh Henrichs and her husband Artur Ivlev of Mt. Vernon, WA, Samuel Paul Henrichs and his wife Lena of Bellingham, WA, Casey Babcock of Seattle, WA, and Breanna Henrichs of Bellingham, WA. Bette was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband Bud. Bette will be fondly remembered as one who made life fun and always had the ability to put a smile on your face.