OBITUARY: Bette Helen Teall, Mitchell County, Iowa (two obituaries) [Northwood Anchor online -- www.northwoodanchor.com -- June 14, 2001] Bette Helen Teall [c1923-2001] Bette Helen Teall, 78, died June 3, 2001, from heart failure in Vencor Hospital, Ontario, CA. Funeral services were Saturday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Interment was in the St. Ansgar Cemetery in St. Ansgar. A scholarship has been established in Bette Teall's name at the University of Iowa. Memorials may be sent to the University of Iowa Foundation at P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Bette was born in Northwood the daughter of Thomas and Ida (Beyer) Teall. She attended high school in Northwood and graduated from the University of Iowa. She taught in Iowa and Florida before moving to California. She was employed by the San Bernadino City Unified School District as a teacher and counselor for 32 years. Bette was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in San Bernadino, the University of Iowa Alumni Assoc., the California Retired Teachers' Assoc. and the San Bernadino-Riverside County Counselor's Assoc. She was very active in environmental and animal issues and was a member of several related organizations. She is survived by a sister, Mary Goad of Cloquet, MN; nieces, Martha Briggs Curcio of Sugar Grove, IL, Mary McWilliams of Cedar Rapids, Vicki Olson of Indianola, IA, Spring Rosen of Sanibel Island, FL and Leslie Hill of Ocala, FL; nephews, Paul McWilliams of Loveland, Co; brother-in-law Harold McWilliams of Osage and many loving friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Robert Teall and sister Helen McWilliams. [ Mitchell County Press online at www.mcpress.com 6/5/2001 ] Bette Helen Teall Bette Helen Teall, age 78, died June 3, 2001 from heart failure in Vencor Hospital, Ontario, CA. Funeral services are set for Saturday, June 9, 2001 at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage. Interment will follow in St. Ansgar. She was born in Northwood, Iowa and attended high school there before attending the University of Iowa. She taught in Iowa and Florida before coming to California. Bette was employed by the San Bernardino City Unified School District as a teacher and counselor for 32 years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in San Bernardino, the University of Iowa Alumni Association, the California Retired Teachers Association and San Bernardino Riverside County Counselors Association. She was active in environmental and animal issues and was a member of several related organizations. Preceding her in death were her father and mother, Thomas and Ida Teall of Osage; a brother Robert R. Teall of Orlando, FL and sister Helen McWilliams of Osage. Those that survive her include her sister Dorothy Goad of Cloquet, MN; nieces, Martha Briggs Curcio of Sugar Grove, IL, Mary McWilliams of Cedar Rapids, Vicki Olson of Indianola, IA, Spring Rosen of Sanibel Island, FL, Leslie Hill of Ocala, FL, nephew Paul McWilliams of Loveland, CO, brother-in-law Harold McWilliams of Osage and many loving friends. A scholarship has been established in Bette Teall's name at the University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, Iowa 52244. Memorials may be sent to the foundation or the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley. ************************************************************** Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************