Betty M. Neighbor

Born in Mellen, Wisconsin on October 14, 1924
Departed on September 17, 2009. Resided in Shellsburg, Iowa.

Memorial

Betty M. Neighbor, 84, of Shellsburg, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Vinton. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday in First Christian Church in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Fred Darbonne will officiate. Inurnment in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the church after 10 AM on Monday. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Survivors include her daughter Patricia (John) Betterton of Shellsburg, two sons Jon Dixon (Linda) Neighbor of Marion, and Richard (Mary Ann) Neighbor of Bloomington, Minnesota, eight grandchildren, Chuck (Kim) Betterton, Paul (Lisa) Betterton, Becky (Jay) Beauchamp, Matt (Jodie) Betterton, Julie (Jim) Miller, Dixon (Deb) Neighbor, Beth (Gary) Stockert, and Kate (Mike) Berger, and eighteen great grandchildren, Morgan, Charlie, Kaylee, Keaton, Katie, Kelsey, Kaden, Taylor, Jake, Paige, Maddie, Jack, Hunter, Dylan, John, Scott, Mike and Carl. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Ruth Roy Willer, her husband Charles E. Neighbor, and a brother Paul Willer.

Betty was born October 14, 1924 in Mellen, Wisconsin. She married Charles E. Neighbor on July 28, 1941, in Kahoka, Missouri. He died in 2000. She was a member of First Christian Church, and former member of Cedar Christian Church. Her family was her life. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.

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