Betty J. Maassen
August 3, 1927 — April 21, 2011
Betty Jane Maasen was born in Minden, Iowa to Wallace L. Boll and Dorothy (Nicolai) Boll on August 3, 1927. She attended country school and graduated from Minden High School with the class of 1945.
On August 20, 1948, Betty Jane was united in marriage to Ralph A. Maassen. One son was born to this union: Jimmy Lynn Maassen.
The couple farmed all their married lives - buying farm land near Walnut. Ralph�s hobby was feeding cattle. Betty Jane was a housewife and helped Ralph on the farm. She loved her family and her flowers. She had many flowers in her yard, but she also enjoyed her house plants, especially the African Violets.
Betty Jane died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her residence at Peace Haven Retirement Home in Walnut, Iowa having attained the age of eighty-three years, eight months and eighteen days. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ralph, and her brother Eugene Boll.
She is survived by her son Jim Maassen and his wife Marcy of Omaha, Nebraska; granddaughters: Jennifer Horner and her husband Ben of Omaha and Kathy Scheiwe and her husband Brent of Long Beach, California; great-grandson Finn Scheiwe of Long Beach; sister Vicky Brodale and her husband Frank of Cherokee, Iowa; nephew Matthew Brodale of Coralville, Iowa; other family members and many friends.
Pastor David Krueger officiated the private Graveside Service on Friday, April 29, 2011 in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.
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On August 20, 1948, Betty Jane was united in marriage to Ralph A. Maassen. One son was born to this union: Jimmy Lynn Maassen.
The couple farmed all their married lives - buying farm land near Walnut. Ralph�s hobby was feeding cattle. Betty Jane was a housewife and helped Ralph on the farm. She loved her family and her flowers. She had many flowers in her yard, but she also enjoyed her house plants, especially the African Violets.
Betty Jane died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her residence at Peace Haven Retirement Home in Walnut, Iowa having attained the age of eighty-three years, eight months and eighteen days. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ralph, and her brother Eugene Boll.
She is survived by her son Jim Maassen and his wife Marcy of Omaha, Nebraska; granddaughters: Jennifer Horner and her husband Ben of Omaha and Kathy Scheiwe and her husband Brent of Long Beach, California; great-grandson Finn Scheiwe of Long Beach; sister Vicky Brodale and her husband Frank of Cherokee, Iowa; nephew Matthew Brodale of Coralville, Iowa; other family members and many friends.
Pastor David Krueger officiated the private Graveside Service on Friday, April 29, 2011 in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.
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