Bettie Crose

Bettie Wardwell Colehour Crose
Age 91 of Crosslake, MN, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, Nov 12, 2006. Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday at the Evangelical Free Church of Crosslake. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake and for one hour prior to Services at the Church on Thursday.

Beloved Mother and friend will be missed by four children, Lawrence (Carol) of Hitterdal, MN, Connie (Dale) Erickson of Crosslake, Richard (Debra) of Bloomington, MN, and James (Janice) of Crestview, FL, thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren, brother Warren I. (Donna) Colehour of Eden Prairie, MN, sister-in-law Sylvia Colehour, many nieces and nephews. Also, her special friend and caregiver, Kathy Balk, who she loved like a daughter.

Preceeded in death by husband Ralph W. Crose, daughter Barbara, infant son Charles, brothers Richard and Robert Colehour, sisters Barbara Pickering and Doris Plotnico.

Bettie married Ralph W. Crose on January 13th, 1936 in Duluth, MN. They celebrated 66 years of marriage before Ralphs death in 2002. They moved to Crosslake in 1974 when Ralph retired from the Minneapolis Fire Department. She was a founding member of the Log Church of Crosslake, a member of the order of the Eastern Star and many social groups throughout the state. She was an extraordinary quilter and her handiwork is keeping hundreds of people warm across the country. She touched many peoples lives with her love and her faith in the Lord which was evident by the large number of friends and relatives who helped celebrate her 90th birthday last year. The love she expressed through everything she said and did truly exemplified what a warm and loving person she was. We will always remember her gentle manner and most of all her smile.

Arrangements entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.