OBITUARY: Betty Funk, 1925-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 20, 1996 (edited)] Betty Funk OSAGE, IOWA--Betty Funk, 71, of Osage, died Thursday (Dec. 19, 1996) at the Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, and one hour before services at the church. Betty Funk was born Oct. 26, 1925, near Monona in Allamakee County. Survivors include a daughter, Becky Halverson, Osage; one son, Ted Funk of Osage; two sisters, Ramona Christofferson, Harpers Ferry, and JoAnn Benesh, Cedar Rapids; one brother, Harlan Bentien of Monona; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)