Memorial service for Bettie Mae Landis will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 30, 2013
at Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel, Albert Lea. Visitation one hour before service at the chapel. Pastor Tom Biatek will officiate. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery.
Bettie passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Albert Lea Mayo Medical Center. She was 82 years old.
Bettie was born July 31, 1930 to Bert and Melvina (Winchester) Webb in Wauwatosa, WI.
Bettie attended school in Oshkosh, WI. On October 23, 1948, Bettie was united in marriage to Lloyd Maher at First Baptist Church of Omro, WI. Two children were born from this marriage, Linda and Michael. On July 9, 1960 , Bettie was united in marriage to David Landis at Wesleyan Methodist Church of Gillingham, WI. Bettie moved to Albert Lea, MN in May of 1966. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Hope Circle. She had waitressed in Henderson Restaurant, Baraboo, WI and Woolworths in Albert Lea. She was a homemaker and was her husband's bookkeeper. She also had worked in the kitchen at the Naeve Hospital.
Bettie enjoyed watching TV, playing scrabble, writing poems and doing embroidery work.
Bettie is survived by her children: daughter, Linda (Jerry) Wayne of Albert Lea, MN; son, Mike (Mary) Maher of Monticello, MN; grandchildren: Jason Wayne, Stacy Wayne (Dave Ketterling and son, Dakota), David Maher, Danelle (Brett Weaver) and Tony Maher; great grandchildren: Selam, Landon, Cayden, Raider; brothers: Clarence (Billy Kay) Huse of Pasadena, CA, Gordon (Karen) Huse of Oshkosh, WI; sisters: Nancy (Roger) Vick of Cedar Grove, WI, Joanne (Cecil) Battles of Grants Pass, OR; previous husband, Lloyd Maher of Portage, WI.
Bettie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, David Landis; sister and brother-in-law, Donna (Paul) Heckroth.
Memorials are preferred to the United Methodist Church and the Alzheimer's Association in care of "Little G's Team".
Bettie will be sadly missed by her loving family and many friends.