Betty Mae Plenge

Betty Mae Plenge

Betty Mae Plenge , 86, of Chatfield died Wednesday, September 23rd at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she had resided since the end of July.

Betty was born August 26, 1929, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1947 and attended and graduated from Beauty School.  She married Earl R. Plenge on June 25, 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Parsonage in Chatfield, and they farmed in rural Chatfield until moving to Babbitt, MN.   She worked as a Beautician until and after retiring, and owned her own shop in Chatfield for a while.

She was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, Red Hat Ladies Purple Passion Chicks, and Ladies Aid for St. Paul Lutheran Church, for which she was a member.  She volunteered at the Chosen Valley Care Center, Visitor’s Center and for Meals on Wheels.  She loved the hot summer weather and was able to winter for 7 years in Arizona.  She was an avid gardener and had a green thumb for African Violets, of which she had many different colors.

Survivors include: one son, David (Liz) of Westbrook, Maine; one daughter, Judy (Kevin) Brekke of Andover, Minnesota; four grandchildren; four step grandchildren; seven step-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Boland residing in Hastings Assisted Living, and Helen Arnold of Chatfield.  She was preceded in death by her husband Earl Plenge, three brothers and one sister.

Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul Lutheran Church narthex fund.

The funeral service for Betty will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chatfield with the Rev. Preston Paul officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  The committal service will follow in St. Paul Lutheran cemetery.

Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield is assisting the family with arrangements.  Please share a memory of Betty with the family at www.RileyFuneralHomes.com .

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