Obituary Record

Betty Lou (Koepke) Baumert
Died on 1/6/2017
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Published in The Pilot Tribune 10 Jan 2017

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Betty Baumert, age 88, of Blair, passed away January 6, 2017, at Esprit Assisted Living in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Blair. Visitation will be held Monday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Campbell Aman Funeral Home.

Betty was born on November 20, 1928, at a farmhouse in Wayne County, Winside, NE, the daughter of WM. F. and Christina (Muhs) Koepke. The family moved to Hoskins and Pilger in the early 1930s. She attended Wayne State Teachers College, graduating with a Bachelor's of Science in Education. She taught in Rural District 25 in Stanton County from 1946-48.

She met Gene Baumert in 1949 at a Sadie Hawkins dance. They were married in June of 1951 in Pilger and made their home in Tilden until moving to Blair in 1956. Betty taught in several school districts including Westside Middle School in Omaha for many years. Betty was a lifelong scholar, taking classes through the nearby colleges and belonged to numerous education associations. Betty was an active member of the Methodist Church. She also was an avid gardener and a great dog lover.

Betty is survived by her children: Kim (Barb) Baumert of Elkhorn, NE, Kristy Walters of Gulf Shores, AL, and Kip of Waterloo, NE; grandchildren: Jamie (Dave) Sauerbrunn, Kellie (Corey) Heng, Maggie Baumert, Kaylee Hansen, Garrett (Amy) Hansen; sibling, Berneta Schafer; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; siblings: Wilma Lawson, Alma Carstens, Junior Koepke and Henry Koepke.

Memorials may be directed to the Blair Community School Foundation, First United Methodist Church or mailed to 1323 S. 218th Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

#2 Omaha World Herald 8 Jan 2017

Baumert, Betty Age 88 Blair, NE. Passed away on January 6, 2017 at Esprit Assisted Living in Omaha. Survived by her children, Kim (Barb) Baumert of Elkhorn NE, Kristy Walters of Gulf Shores AL, and Kip of Waterloo, NE; grandchildren, Jamie (Dave) Sauerbrunn, Kellie (Corey) Heng, Maggie Baumert, Kaylee Hansen, and Garrett (Amy) Hansen; sibling, Berneta Schafer; many nieces and nephews. FUNERAL SERVICE will be Tuesday at 10:30am at First United Methodist Church in Blair. VISITATION on Monday with family Receiving friends 6-8pm at Campbell Aman Funeral Home. CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME 444 S. 17th Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral leaflet

In Loving Memory of Betty M. Baumert

Born November 10, 1928 Winside, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest January 6, 2017 Omaha, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30am Tuesday, January 10, 2017 First United Methodist Church Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Rebecca Hjelle. Musical Selections: "In The Garden", "You Raise Me Up"

Pallbearers: Garrett Hansen, Lanny Lawson, Mike Nahrsteadt, John Little, Tom Nielsen, Arnie Jensen

Honorary Pallbearers; Mike Koepke, Henry Koepke, Corey Heng

Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Campbell Aman Funeral Home

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave # 175493713

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 1/10/2017


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