Obit for BETZ, Lela (Frohwein) (b.1918 d.2005), Nobles Co., MN

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Lela Betz was born on November 8, 1918, at Sheldon, Iowa to Henry and Edna 

Bonsall Frohwein.  She grew up on the family farm, attended country school 

and graduated from Sheldon High School.  She took her normal school teachers' 

training at Sheldon and taught country school for two years. On October 5, 

1940, she and Lawrence J. Betz were married at Sheldon, Iowa.  Following 

their marriage they farmed near Sheldon then near Sibley for several years. 

In 1950, they moved to a farm in Lime Lake Township near Avoca. They 

retired from farming in 1984 and moved to Slayton in 1989.  Lawrence passed 

away on December 2, 2001.  Lela moved to the Meadows Apartments in 

Worthington after Lawrence's death.  She moved to the Slayton Manor Care 

Center in March 2004.  After suffering a stroke she was a resident of the 

Sunset Cottage at Worthington for four days before passing away there on 

August 14, 2005, at the age of 86.  She was a member of St. Ann's Church 

in Slayton and formerly St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Avoca. She taught CCD 

at St. Ann's for many years and was a member of the W.C.C.W. She belonged 

to the Avoca Federated Women and had served on board of the Murray County 

Memorial Hospital.  She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing cards, 

handcrafts and spending 19 winters in Arizona. 



Survivors include four children and their spouses: Larry and Darlene Betz, 

Avoca; Judith and William Lange, Currie, MN; Leon and Judy Betz, 

Worthington; and Bibi Anna Spartz, Brewster, daughter-in-law Alyce Platt, 

Kasota, MN; 13 grandchildren: Stacy Pressley, Lisa Boynton, Jody Betz, 

Aaron Betz, Eugene Betz, Kimberly Betz, Jason Betz, Justin Betz, John 

Platt, Chad Spartz, Cory Spartz, Amber Spartz, and Breanna Spartz; eight 

great grandchildren: Alyssa Boynton, Darren Pressley, Bradley Pressley, 

Bryttney Platt, Cortney Platt, Darek Platt, Adam Betz and Natasha Betz; 

and one sister Darleen and her husband Clinton Bliss, Sheldon, IA. She was 

preceded in death by her parents; husband Lawrence; son Kenneth Betz and 

son-in-law Lyle Spartz. 



Funeral services are at St. Ann's Church in Slayton, MN on Wednesday, 

August 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Patrick Arens officiating. 

The organist is Bibi Anna Spartz. The song leader is Lavina Fox.  

The pallbearers are all of her grandchildren.  

Interment is at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery Avoca, MN. Visitation at the 

Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton one hour prior to the service at the church 

on Wednesday. 

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