Betty Casey
January 27, 1933 ~ May 12, 2013
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Betty Lou Casey, 80, of Gettysburg, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.
Funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gettysburg with Pastor Daniel Tews officiating. Burial followed at the Gettysburg Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM., Friday, May 17, 2013, at Luce Funeral Home, Gettysburg with a 7:00 PM prayer service.
Betty Lou Casey was born January 27, 1933 to John and Clara (Jensen) Larson in Gettysburg, SD. She graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1951.
After high school Betty Lou spent time in Washington DC as a statistician for the US. Naval Services. In April of 1959 she was appointed Potter County Auditor, serving from April 1959 until December 1960. She then became the South Dakota State Auditor from 1961 to 1963.
On February 17, 1962, Betty was united in marriage to Vernon Casey at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. Vernon’s Air Force career gave them an opportunity to live in Alabama, New Jersey, Kansas, and Oklahoma. While Vernon served in Vietnam, Betty lived in Gettysburg and worked as secretary to the Hospital Administrator at the Gettysburg Memorial Hospital. Betty Lou moved back to Gettysburg in 2004 to be closer to family.
Betty was a staunch Republican and thoroughly enjoyed collecting GOP elephants. In her free time she was an avid follower of college sports and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Betty is survived by her sisters: Elsie Muehl of Sturgis, SD and Phyllis Newland of Rapid City, SD; sisters in law: Doris Larson of Gettysburg, SD and Arlys Larson of Breckenridge, MN; and all of her 29 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon Casey; brothers: Curtis, Vernon, and Harland Larson; and sister, Lucille Bahrke.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Betty’s arrangements.
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To the Casey family,
Extending deep and heartfelt sympathy to you over the loss of Betty. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of undeserved kindness, comfort YOUR hearts and make YOU firm in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17; May your cherished memories and the resurrection promise bring your peace. John 5:21, 28, 29; Matthew 5:5. My deepest condolences.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your loved one, Betty. She was such a gift to us at Trinity in Okmulgee and I was blessed to have her for a friend. Many times she was there with a smile or a listening ear when needed. I have missed her since her move to SD but am pleased she has been able to be closer to family. My heart goes out to all of you as your grieve. We rejoice that Betty is now in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
To the Casey Family,
Betty was a blessing to our church and to us personally. She did such a beautiful job decorating our church. I think of her many times as I enjoy the fruits of her labor for our church. We were blessed to have Betty in our lives. May you find comfort and peace in the knowledge that Betty is now with our Lord. Judy and Jerry Thorman
Dear Elsie & Phyllis & to Betty Lou’s family,
Please accept my sympathies on the passing of Betty Lou. My connection to Betty Lou comes from the many Jensen reunions she attended and the stories that my dad Robert shared of his time on the Larsen farm at Gettysburg. She had vibrant personality one that I know you will all dearly miss. I wish that I could be with you but other events will prevent Mom & I from attending her funeral. Again, my deepest heart felt sympathies to you all.
Sorry about Betty’s pssing and will pray for her and her family. In recent months I was able to give to Betty a picture I took of Betty in 1958 in front of Vail’s Drug on main street. She enjoyed viewing it…when she was younger.
My sympathies and prayers go out to Betty’s family during this time of sorrow. Betty Lou was much loved and highly respected by me. She was influential in a couple of steps in my career path and I’m forever grateful to her. We did have some great times back in the day with the ‘fly boys’ at the USAF radar site in Gettysburg, two of whom we eventually married. Her jolly and infectious laugh is something that many of us will never forget. I’m a better person for having known her and have tried to pay that forward.
Offering our heartfelt sympathy an prayers to all of Betty Lou’s family.
Sincerely, John and Jane Hoffert