Betty Lou first married Waldo Martin Gillmer 9 December 1942 at Pierce County, Washington. Their only child, a son they named Steven Martin Gillmer, was born at Tacoma, Washington the following year in October.
PFC Waldo M. Gillmer was killed in action 11 April 1945, during World War II, but his remains were not returned from St. Avold, Metz, France until 1949. He was interred in Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA . The date was 3 June 1949, indicating he had been missing in action over four years. He was only twenty one years old.
Their son would go on to marry and then join the military, where he would lose his life, at age 24, in Vietnam.
Betty later married Harvey Abraham Weeks Jr. 9 Nov 1946 at Pierce County Washington. Abraham died seven months after the death of Betty's son, Steven, whom he had raised since the age of three.
All of the men Betty Lou loved had died young; Abraham was just 45.
After many years widowed Betty Lou married (3) Vorvel Olen White 11 December 1999 at Thurston County, Washington. They divorced 2 October 2001.
PFC Waldo M. Gillmer was killed in action 11 April 1945, during World War II, but his remains were not returned from St. Avold, Metz, France until 1949. He was interred in Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA . The date was 3 June 1949, indicating he had been missing in action over four years. He was only twenty one years old.
Their son would go on to marry and then join the military, where he would lose his life, at age 24, in Vietnam.
Betty later married Harvey Abraham Weeks Jr. 9 Nov 1946 at Pierce County Washington. Abraham died seven months after the death of Betty's son, Steven, whom he had raised since the age of three.
All of the men Betty Lou loved had died young; Abraham was just 45.
After many years widowed Betty Lou married (3) Vorvel Olen White 11 December 1999 at Thurston County, Washington. They divorced 2 October 2001.
Betty Lou first married Waldo Martin Gillmer 9 December 1942 at Pierce County, Washington. Their only child, a son they named Steven Martin Gillmer, was born at Tacoma, Washington the following year in October.
PFC Waldo M. Gillmer was killed in action 11 April 1945, during World War II, but his remains were not returned from St. Avold, Metz, France until 1949. He was interred in Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA . The date was 3 June 1949, indicating he had been missing in action over four years. He was only twenty one years old.
Their son would go on to marry and then join the military, where he would lose his life, at age 24, in Vietnam.
Betty later married Harvey Abraham Weeks Jr. 9 Nov 1946 at Pierce County Washington. Abraham died seven months after the death of Betty's son, Steven, whom he had raised since the age of three.
All of the men Betty Lou loved had died young; Abraham was just 45.
After many years widowed Betty Lou married (3) Vorvel Olen White 11 December 1999 at Thurston County, Washington. They divorced 2 October 2001.
PFC Waldo M. Gillmer was killed in action 11 April 1945, during World War II, but his remains were not returned from St. Avold, Metz, France until 1949. He was interred in Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA . The date was 3 June 1949, indicating he had been missing in action over four years. He was only twenty one years old.
Their son would go on to marry and then join the military, where he would lose his life, at age 24, in Vietnam.
Betty later married Harvey Abraham Weeks Jr. 9 Nov 1946 at Pierce County Washington. Abraham died seven months after the death of Betty's son, Steven, whom he had raised since the age of three.
All of the men Betty Lou loved had died young; Abraham was just 45.
After many years widowed Betty Lou married (3) Vorvel Olen White 11 December 1999 at Thurston County, Washington. They divorced 2 October 2001.
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