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LaBetha L. “Betty” Galvin Erickson

Birth	:	7 Sep 1925 Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Feb 2006 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Aurelia, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7024994, -95.4460983
Description	:	LaBetha "Betty" L. Erickson Sept. 7, 1925 - Feb. 1, 2006 LaBetha "Betty" L. Erickson, age 80, of Cherokee, formerly of Alta, died on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherokee after a valiant fight with cancer. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta with Pastor Ted Eilders officiating. Burial was at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Aurelia. Visitation was on Saturday from 1-8 pm with the family present 6-8 pm. Barker Funeral Home of Alta was in charge of the arrangements. Betty L. Erickson... Read More	LaBetha "Betty" L. Erickson Sept. 7, 1925 - Feb. 1, 2006 LaBetha "Betty" L. Erickson, age 80, of Cherokee, formerly of Alta, died on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherokee after a valiant fight with cancer. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta with Pastor Ted Eilders officiating. Burial was at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Aurelia. Visitation was on Saturday from 1-8 pm with the family present 6-8 pm. Barker Funeral Home of Alta was in charge of the arrangements. Betty L. Erickson was born Sept. 7, 1925, on a farm in Cherokee County to Charles and Lillian (Wunschel) Galvin. She attended rural schools and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1943. Betty was united in marriage to Marlyn Erickson on Feb. 14, 1945, in Alta. They farmed until 1956 before moving into Alta. Betty worked as a cook for 10 years at the Alta Hospital before retiring after being diagnosed with M.S. They lived in Alta until 1999 when they moved to Cherokee. Betty was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta. She enjoyed cooking, baking, embroidering tea towels, and visiting with family and friends. She will be fondly remembered by her granddaughters and her great-grandchildren for her chocolate chip cookies. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marlyn; an infant daughter, Sharon; three brothers, Don, Paul, and Larry; and four brothers-in-law, Orlan Sauter, Jim Brisbois, Earl Erickson, and Paul Raper. Betty is survived by one daughter, Donna and her husband Dave Bofenkamp of Cherokee; two granddaughters, Jodi and her husband Matt Mongan of Cherokee and Julie Bofenkamp of San Antonio, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Kylie, Carson, and Kenna Mongan; four brothers, Junior Galvin and his wife Tena Mae of Aurelia, Bob Galvin and his wife Ardiss of Alta, Garold Galvin and his wife Ila Mae of Alta, and Leland Galvin of Aurelia; seven sisters, Alice and her husband Delbert Peterson of Storm Lake, Delores Brisbois of Richland Center, Wis., Bonnie Raper of Cherokee, Jean and her husband Loren Neville of Moville, Pat and her husband Stan Peterson of Aurelia, Carol and her husband Bernie of Aurelia, and Sandy and her husband John Zimmerman of Sac City; two brothers-in-law, Norman Erickson of Greeley, Colo. and John Erickson and his wife Marty of Berthoud, Colo.; three sisters-in-law, Lorraine Galvin of Alta, Jeanie Galvin of Aurelia, and Sharon Galvin of Cherokee; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Latitude: 42.7024994
Longitude: -95.4460983

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Cornelius Galvin

(1897 - 1967)

Lillian Wunschel Galvin

(1901 - 1957)

Spouse

Marlyn Donald Erickson

(1918 - 2004)

Siblings

Alice T. Galvin Peterson

(1923 - 2014)

Donald Dale “Don” Galvin

(1930 - 1975)

Larry R. Galvin

(1941 - 2000)

Children

Sharon Sue Erickson

(1945 - 1945)

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