Elizabeth Isabella Heffner

Elizabeth “Betty” Heffner, 90, of Glasgow left to be with the angels April 27, 2016.

A Memorial Service will be held at Bell Mortuary on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with Deacon Ed Malone officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

Betty was born July 7, 1925 in Karlsruhe, North Dakota. She was one of 13 children.

Betty married LeRoy Klimple in 1943 and they had three children; Larry in 1944, Diane in 1947, and Gary in 1950. She then married Jack Kremer in 1950 and had four more children; Dennis in 1951, Loretta in 1953, Patrick in 1955 and Jeff in 1962.

She lived in Velva, North Dakota until 1995. She then relocated to Glasgow for the remainder of her life. Betty worked in food service all of her life and was an amazing cook. She cooked at Emil’s Coffee Shop, Star Lanes, Knutsen’s Nursing Home, and Souris Valley Care Center

She loved gardening, started at a young mother in Velva, North Dakota and continued after her children grew up. She would share vegetables with her children and grandchildren until her late 80’s. She grew a community garden next to Nemont Retirement Home, where she continued to donate vegetables to Nemont, and share with friends and family.

Betty is preceded in death by five brothers, Thomas, Joseph, Bruno, Jacob and Bennie; five sisters, Lena, Mary, Francis, Katie and Myrtle, and sons, Larry and Gary.

She is survived by sisters, Rose of Great Falls, Montana and Pauline of Minot, North Dakota; daughters, Diane of Glasgow, Montana and Loretta (Steve) of Helena, Montana; sons, Pat (Maggie) and Jeff both of Velva, North Dakota and Dennis of Sherman, Texas; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

She and her sense of humor will be missed.