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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 12, 2008-
LEIGH -- Betty L. Held, 77, of Leigh, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at the Stanton Health Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Leigh with the Rev. Theresa Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Leigh Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at Leigh Memorial Chapel.
Memorials may be made to St. Johns Church or Legion Auxiliary.
Betty was born May 30, 1931, in Boone County to Elmer and Elise (Loseke) Busse. She attended school through the 10th grade. On Jan. 17, 1948, Betty and Jerald Held were married at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Leigh.
They farmed in the Leigh area until moving to town in 1988. Betty worked at Dons True Value Store and cooked at Leigh High School for several years. She was a hard worker and loved assisting Jerald with the farm work.
She enjoyed playing cards, baking horn rolls and kolaches, served on the Flower Committee at St. Johns and was a member of the Leigh Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband, Jerald of Leigh; three daughters, Linda (Charley) Bare Jr. of Leigh, Deborah Held of Norfolk, and Jamie (Roger) Wiese of Leigh; one son, Harlan (Brandy) Held of Leigh; two sisters, Ceola Sedlacek of Leigh and Georgia (John) Larson of Creston; one brother, Orville (Doris) Busse of Columbus; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant daughter, Teresa; and a brother, Nordin Busse.
Please send your condolences to the family at www.revbluejeans.com.
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