Betty J. Lindstrom, age 76, of Overton, died Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Graveside Services will be Monday, July 26, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Gresham, Nebraska with Pastor Jay Dee Scamehorn officiating.  Memorials are suggested to the family. A message of condolence, tribute or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com  Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Service in Kearney is in charge of arrangements.

Betty was born December 8, 1933 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to Frank and Edith (Kuester) Hansen. She graduated from Beaver Crossing High School in 1952. She married Don Lindstrom on August 2, 1953 in Beaver Crossing. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan College in Lincoln for two years. After school Betty taught Elementary School at a country school near Gresham and then in Surprise, Nebraska. She and her husband Don lived in Arkansas for 20 years and then moved to Overton in 2001. She and Don would travel to Wyoming and help put up hay on several ranches. Betty enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, and cooking and canning.

Surviving Relatives:

Husband-----------------------------Don Lindstrom of Overton, NE

Daughter----------------------------Lee and Mark Bals of Overton, NE

Grandson---------------------------Mark J. Bals and his fiancée Thereasa Longbine of Overton, NE

Granddaughter---------------------Betsy and Brandon Buralkin of Kearney, NE

 

Betty was preceded in death by her parents.