Elizabeth "Betty" Redel
May 6, 1931 ~ March 3, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" Redel, 82 of Westphalia, Mo., died Monday, March 03, 2014, at Capital Region Medical Center.
She was born on May 6, 1931, in Meta, Missouri, the daughter of the late Henry and Barbara (Haller) Koerber.
She was married in June of 1949 to Aloysious Besche who preceded her in death in September of 1965. She was united in marriage on February 17, 1967, in Rolla, Missouri, to Norbert Francis Redel who preceded her in death on June 21, 1997.
Betty worked as a school cook for Fatima for seventeen years.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Westphalia; American Legion Auxiliary; Knights of Columbus Auxiliary where she served as a clown; and the Westphalia Ladies Friendship Club.
She especially enjoyed sewing, quilting, and baking cakes for weddings and anniversaries.
Survivors include: nine children, Shirley Besche, New Bloomfield, Mo.; Joseph (Mary) Besche, St. Martins; Theresa Besche, Jefferson City; Debra Besche, Shelby, North Carolina; Jo Anne (Henry) Bauer, Wardsville; Dr. Barbara (James) Howard, Jefferson City; Carolyn Brandow, Westphalia; Jennifer Howard, Clarksville, Tenn.; Lori (Kurt) Reichert, St. Peters, Mo.; 18 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson; one sister, Angela (Martin) Welschmeyer, Freeburg, Mo.; one brother, Robert Vermoilen, St. Louis; and one sister-in-law, Lawonda Koerber, Marionville, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; both her husbands; one son, Lonnie Besche; two grandsons, Bryce Besche and Heath Scheulen; and one brother, Henry Koerber.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Westphalia with the Rev. Mark S. Smith officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Westphalia.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 6th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home in Westphalia with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic School, P.O. Box 96, Westphalia, MO 65085; or St. Stanislaus Catholic School, 6410 Route W, Jefferson City, MO 65101-9702.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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Betty will be missed! I am so glad to have had the chance to visit with her a few times in the past several weeks. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
JoAnne, I am so sorry for you loss. I am praying for you and your family. I will miss your FB posts of your visits with your mom. They always made me smile. Her cakes were also, awesome! Love ya
We are so sorry to learn of Betty’s passing. She was always so gracious when we visited to talk about family genealogy and remembering the “old days”.
Your family is in our thoughts and prayers in this difficult time. May God lay his hands on you all and lift your sorrow and pain away.
JoAnne and family, Please accept my sincere sympathy on the passing of your mother. I fondly remember the visit in her home regarding a cake. Her sweet, spunkiness makes me smile. Make thegood memories and faith sustain all through this time of grieving.
To all the family: Please accept our deepest and heartfelt sympathy. So sorry we will not be able to extend our condolences personally. May God comfort you and bless you and all your family in the days ahead.
sharon lock
To All The Children,
We would like to express our sincere sympathy to all of you on
the loss of your Mom. I know you will miss her alot.
Our prayers and cares are with you.
To All The Children,
We would like to express our sincere sympathy to all of you on
the loss of your Mom. I know you will miss her alot.
Our prayers and cares are with you.
Henry, Jo Anne and family, Our sincere sympathy.
Don and Rosemarie (Goedde) Hunt
Henry, Jo Anne and family, Our sincere sympathy.
Don and Rosemarie (Goedde) Hunt