Betty Jean Albracht, 84, of Fort Calhoun, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, in Omaha.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tujesday, Oct. 30, with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the church. A private interment is planned.

Betty was born April 24, 1923, in Dallas, S.D., to Bill and Ida Carroll. She married Si Albracht on Feb. 6, 1947.

Betty is survived by her daughters Pat, Teresa and Marne; sons-in-law Larry Pringle and Don Wales; grandchildren, Marne, Emily and Rosie Pringle, Jesse Ivarra, Sarah, Nick and Joe Wales; great-grandsons Kameron and Jefferey Pringle; beloved nephew, Boyd, and nieces, Carroll, Susan, Jeanne and Christi Lauritsen, and Kim and Jane Ommerman; and many dear, wonderful friends. Betty brought joy and laughter to all who knew her. God rest her gentle soul.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Si, in January 2006; brothers and sisters Jerry, Pat and Tuss Carroll and Dede Hundelt; nephew, Bruce Lauritsen.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are gratefully accepted in her name to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, St. John The Baptist Catholic Church and Hospice House – Josie Harper Residence.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

#2- Printed in the Omaha World Herald on 10/29/2007

ALBRACHT - Betty Jean, age 84, of Fort Calhoun, born April 24, 1923, died October 27, 2007. Betty was born in Dallas, SD to Bill and Ida Carroll. She married Si Albracht on February 6, 1947. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Si; brothers and sisters, Jerry, Pat and Tuss Carroll and Dede Hundelt; nephew, Bruce Lauritsen. Betty is survived by her daughters, Pat, Teresa and Marne; sons-in-law, Larry Pringle and Don Wales; grandchildren, Marne, Emily and Rosie Pringle, Jesse Ivarra, Sarah, Nick and Joe Wales; great grandsons, Kameron and Jefferey Pringle; beloved nephew, Boyd and nieces Carroll, Susan, Jeanne and Christi Lauritsen, and Kim and Jane Ommerman; and many dear, wonderful friends. Betty brought joy and laughter to all who knew her. God rest her gentle soul. In lieu of flowers, contributions are gratefully accepted in her name to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, St. John The Baptist Catholic Church (Fort Calhoun) and Hospice House – Josie Harper Residence.

VISITATION AND VIGIL SERVICE Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm with Vigil Service at 7:00 pm at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun.

MEMORIAL SERVICE Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007 at 10:00 am at the church. Private inurnment. SIEVERS-SPRICK Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

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