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Betty Jane Frank Rohwedder
December 14, 1929 – August 13, 2017
Betty J. Rohwedder, 87, of Olin, Iowa, passed away on August 13, 2017, at the Clarence Nursing Home.
Her funeral service was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Thursday, August 17, at 11 a.m. A visitation was held from 9:30 a.m. to the time of service. Burial was in the Olin Cemetery following the service.
Betty Jane Frank was born on December 14, 1929, to Walter John and Florence Ashinger (Kersten) Frank in Saukville, Wisconsin. She attended Olin Consolidated School. She married Harold Rohwedder on July 18, 1948, at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Betty was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was a choir director for many years and was a confirmation and Sunday school teacher. She worked as a secretary, bookkeeper and homemaker. She led Bible study for many years and enjoyed quilting and baking.
She tended a large garden and fruit trees. She enjoyed flowers and was an avid golfer, bowler and a very good bridge player.
Those left to cherish her memories are her husband, Harold; children, Kevin (Alyce) Rohwedder of Olin and Keith (Sandy) Rohwedder of Mechanicsville; grandchildren, Nicholas, Jessica, Devin and Alexandra; great-grandchildren, Jace, Dakota, and Summer; sister, Linda (Jack) of Olin; and brothers Walter (Jeanne) and Frank of Aitkin Minnesota.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Gerald; and sisters, Grace and Annette.

Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Anamosa Journal-Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, 24 August 2017

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