Betty M. Claussen

Betty Mae Claussen was born on June 24, 1933, to Wilhelm Willie and Lillian Nagel Flaskerud in Freeman Township. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at Round Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Glenville where she has been a member for all but 8 years of her life. Betty was active in the church as a Sunday School teacher, circle, and other activities. She was a member and an adult leader of the Freeman 4-H club for many years. Betty attended District 47 and graduated from Albert Lea High school in 1951. She married Dar Claussen on June 29, 1952. Betty was employed at Wilson & Co. as a secretary, National Foods as cashier, Mead Containers and Weyerhauser/IPI as office manager, where she retired in 1998. Betty enjoyed cheering on her children and grandchildren's teams at football, volleyball, softball games especially in Glenville-Emmons and Maple Island. She also loved watching them show their livestock at the Freeborn County Fair. Betty enjoyed bowling on both her ladies and mixed doubles leagues. She also enjoyed her "chat time" with lifelong neighbors and friends, Florence and Donna Palmer. Betty also enjoyed fishing and her summer weekend pastime was attending stock car races. Survivors include her loving husband of 55 years, Dar; children, Bonnie Alan Bakken of Albert Lea, David Dawn Claussen of Glenville, Donald fiance Donna Nessett Claussen of Braidwood, IL, and Brian Claussen of Northwood, IA; grandchildren, Andrew Jody Bakken, Amber Jamie Jensen, Jessica fiance Matt Webb Claussen, Caleb Claussen and Jordan Claussen, Christopher Claussen, Jeremiah VanRiper, Thaddeus VanRiper, Nicole Claussen, and Brooke Claussen; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Lloyd Rosemary Flaskerud, and Gene Ruth Flaskerud, brothers-in-law, Forrest Gretchen Claussen and Dell June Claussen; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Donna Claussen; nephews, Douglas, John and Terry Claussen. Betty was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she will leave a huge void in her family and will be greatly missed, but we know she is in a better place - in Jesus' arms.