Betty A. Simon

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Betty A. Simon, 74, of Rushford, died Saturday, November 19, 2005, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Betty was born on August 15, 1931, in Houston, Minn. to Edwin and Cora (Wold) Paulson. She was raised in the Houston, Minn. area. On November 18, 1950, she married Richard Simon. She lived in the Ridgeway, Peterson and Rushford, Minn. areas, where she and her husband farmed. She worked at Winona Industrys and at area cafés. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson, Minn. Betty enjoyed baking, doing word-find games and family brunches. She is survived by six sons: Verol (LuAnn) Simon of Dallas, Tex., Keith (Alice) Simon of Crookston, Minn., Darrel (Teresa) Simon of Peterson, Minn., Dale (Deb) Simon of Stewartville, Minn., Richard Simon of Lake City, Minn. and Steven (Tammy) Simon of Albertville, Minn.; two daughters: Debbie (John) Hearn of Rushford, Minn. and Gail (Mark) Schwanbeck of Lewiston, Minn.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother, Berton (Ione) Paulson of Houston, Minn.; and two sisters: Fern Feller of Houston, Minn. and Valerie (Harry) Wagner of Spring Grove, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, two sisters and one brother. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, at Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson, Minn. with the Rev. Ronald Warnes officiating. Burial will be in the West Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Peterson, Minn. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. The family prefers memorials to be directed to the SEMCAC Senior Dining. Hoff Funeral Homes - Rushford Chapel is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.