Betty Jean Valasek

Betty Jean Valasek, 94, of St. Edward, formerly of St. Paul, died on Monday, November 25, 2024 at the Cloverlodge Community Care Center in St. Edward.

To honor Betty’s wishes, her body was cremated. Private committal services will be held at the Aurora Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Jacobsen Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family.

Betty was born on July 15, 1930, in Phillips, to Lester and Grace (Landsen) Umbenhower. She grew up and received her education at Harvard High School in Harvard. She was united in marriage to Elize Albert Crawford, Jr. To this union, two children were born, Carol Rose and Thomas. After Elize passed away, she married Alfred L. Valasek.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Rose Marie Buther of Lebanon, Missouri; step-daughter, Victoria Dobson of Primrose; step-sons, Louie Valasek of Maryland and Alfred Valasek, Jr. of Omaha; son-in-law, Wayne Hormann of Loup City; nine grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Elize and Alfred; daughter, Carol Hormann; and son, Thomas Crawford.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway. com The Phonograph-Herald | December 18, 2024