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Ida Elizabeth “Betty” Solheim Osterhus

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Birth	:	29 Nov 1926 Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Aug 2018 Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0625000, -91.7630997
Description	:	OBITUARY: Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services, Mountain Home, Arkansas Ida (known as Betty to her family and friends) died Friday, August 17, 2018 at Care Manor, Mountain Home, Arkansas. On August 1, she fell, breaking her hip, pelvis,and left shoulder which resulted in a partial hip replacement surgery at Baxter Regional Medical Center. She had fallen earlier in March breaking 3 ribs and a vertabrae in her spine but healed quickly to enjoy several months at home before her fall in August. She would have celebrated her 92nd birthday in November. Read More	OBITUARY: Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services, Mountain Home, Arkansas Ida (known as Betty to her family and friends) died Friday, August 17, 2018 at Care Manor, Mountain Home, Arkansas. On August 1, she fell, breaking her hip, pelvis,and left shoulder which resulted in a partial hip replacement surgery at Baxter Regional Medical Center. She had fallen earlier in March breaking 3 ribs and a vertabrae in her spine but healed quickly to enjoy several months at home before her fall in August. She would have celebrated her 92nd birthday in November. Betty was born on November 29, 1926 in rural Castalia, Iowa to Knute and Clara Solheim. She was united in marriage to Richard Ernest Osterhus on March 29, 1944 at Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Ossian, Iowa. Betty grew up on her parent's farm. She loved the animals and enjoyed all the chores that went along with farming life. She often talked about her horse that she would treat with a sugar lump every day. After their marriage, Richard and Betty moved to Clermont, Iowa where Richard had a Kaiser-Fraser Dealership for several years. Betty enjoyed cooking and over the course of her life she owned and operated several restaurants including the well-known Betty's Cafe in Clermont and the Coffee Cup Cafe in Elgin, Iowa where she worked side by side with her son LaVerne. Years later she opened another Betty's Cafe in Clermont with her son Richard, Jr. During this same time period, Betty took flying lessons and completed her flight instruction by "soloing" which required her to fly alone from Clermont to Charles City, Iowa and back again. In her down-time, she enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, and quilting. Betty was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church for many years when living in Iowa and upon moving to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1983 she attended several churches with the most recent being New Life Church. She loved to "flip houses" and purchased, lived in, and sold 15 different homes that she and her sons renovated together. The last home had a large yard and garden that she loved to work in every day. The neighbors marveled at how she could pick weeds and groom the yard for hours on end. She also enjoyed her flowers, especially and 80 ft. row of 5 ft. tall Zinnias that grew at the back of the property line each year. She loved eating out at Chen's Garden Chinese Restaurant and going to see her grandchildren who lived nearby on a regular basis. Betty is survived by her two sons, LaVerne (Susan) Osterhus and Richard Osterhus, Jr., both of Mountain Home and a daughter Lynette (Douglas) Gilbertson of Dike, Iowa; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and her brother Gordon (Jeanive) Solheim of Platte, South Dakota. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Richard, Sr.; two brothers Ralph and George Solheim; one son Ronald Lee Osterhus; and one great-grandchild, Clint Russell Osterhus.

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Ida Elizabeth “Betty” Solheim Osterhus's memorial is located at: Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
When did Ida Elizabeth “Betty” Solheim Osterhus death?
Ida Elizabeth “Betty” Solheim Osterhus death on 17 Aug 2018 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
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Latitude: 43.0625000
Longitude: -91.7630997

Family Members:

Parent

Knute John Solheim

(1881 - 1968)

Clara Alvilda Thorbjornson Solheim

(1887 - 1973)

Spouse

Richard Ernest Osterhus Sr.

(1914 - 1987)

Siblings

George Kermit Solheim

(1925 - 2014)

Gordon Richard “Gordy” Solheim

(1929 - 2020)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

2. First Lutheran Church Cemetery
Military Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0897000, -91.7775000

3. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

4. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

5. Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1041985, -91.7818985

6. Saint Petr Kirchof
Eldorado, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

7. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

8. Bloomfield Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1152992, -91.6896973

9. Hillside Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1404400, -91.7743400

10. Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1419411, -91.7569427

11. Pleasant View Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1183014, -91.6785965

12. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

13. Butler Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

14. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Auburn Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

15. Boale Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

16. Saint Marys Cemetery
Festina, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1205000, -91.8658000

17. Mount Grove Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1333104, -91.6751508

18. Saint Anthony of Padua Chapel Cemetery
Festina, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0996000, -91.8935000

19. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0003014, -91.6438980

20. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

21. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964

22. Walden Pond Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1431900, -91.6515210

23. Centennial Cemetery
Frankville Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1707993, -91.7067032

24. Young Cemetery
Washington Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1102982, -91.9131012