#1 Posted On-line: Monday, February 4, 2013; Published in The Pilot Tribune, Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Harriet E. (Betts) Palle, 99

Harriet E. (Betts) Palle, 99, of Blair, died on Friday, February 1, 2013, at Good Shepherd Village in Blair.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Visitation will be Thursday beginning at 2 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Interment will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Harriet E. Christensen was born January 23, 1914, in Fyn, Denmark, to Hans Edvard and Karen Magrethe (Hansen) Christensen.

She immigrated to the United States with her parents and two brothers in November of 1918 prior to the birth of her sister.

The family lived in the Blair area and she attended grade school at Maney, Orum and Cuming City schools.

She began working in Blair in 1936, and worked at various places.

On June 29, 1940, she married Elmer “Slim” Betts in Tekamah. He preceded her in death in 1973.

On April 16, 1983, she married Morris Palle in Blair. He preceded her in death in 2006.

In 1982, she retired after working more than 20 years in the Washington County Treasurer's Office as a clerk.

Mrs. Palle was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blair, the Danish Brotherhood Lodge 206, and a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 3215.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen K. and Elzie Allen of Shell Knob, Mo.; son and daughter-in-law, Larry L. and Darlene Betts of Lincoln; grandchildren, Bob and wife, Jenni Nielsen of New Baden, Ill., Tim Nielsen of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Lisa Betts of Lincoln; great-grandchildren Courtney, Megan, Josh, Jacob, Beth, Brandon and Erik; great-great-grandchildren Gia, Emily and Lilly; stepchildren and their spouses, Morris and Delores Palle of Gretna and Wayne and Jill Palle of Omaha; step-grandchildren and spouse, Debbie Swift and Kimberly and Brian Mefford; step-great-grandchildren, Jennifer Swift and Luke Mefford.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Elmer Betts and Morris Palle; brothers, Harold and Tage; sister, Venda Jahnel; and infant sister and brother.

Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church, the Blair Rescue Squad or Good Shepherd Lutheran Community.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Harriet (Betts) Palle

Born January 23, 1914 Fyn, Denmark; Entered Into Rest February 1, 2013 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:00 AM Friday, February 8, 2013 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Mike Knudsen. Pianist: Clare Cowing. Vocalist: Dewey Heffelfinger Musical Selections: “How Great Thou Art”, “Amazing Grace”, “Mansion Over the Hilltop”

Pallbearers: Bob Nielsen, Tim Nielsen, Glen Nelson, Erik Palle, Chad Christensen, Rich Jahnel

Honorary Pallbearers: Steve Christensen, Jeff Christensen, Curt Christensen, Dean Christensen, Henry (Sonny) Smith, Joe Fryman

Graveside Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

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

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