According to Betty's baby book she frequently said the names of her older siblings, John and Alice, and referred to herself as "My". At the age of 1-1/2, she did "just fine" when she contracted the chicken pox. This is Betty from the perspective of people who are no longer around to celebrate her life. Those of us who knew her as Mom or Nana or our dear friend Betty, saw a different but equally wonderful side.
We know that she had a wonderful smile and a laugh with a lingering sigh that usually ended in the phrase "Good Night!"
We know she made the best pancakes; that she always appreciated a good recipe (and saved them all!), and loved her family and God above all else. These are only a few of many memories along with our personal interactions and remembrances that we will hold with us and cherish.
Betty Tam was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Frances Mary Cooper and Joseph Stephen Tam; the third of five children and one of four girls. Betty married Floyd Allen Bash Jr. on September 6, 1941 in Des Moines at the Central Christian Church. As Betty told the story, during their courtship Floyd told her he had been called into duty for WWII. "Good", Betty declared, "we can get married now!"
Soon began the real test of Betty's life – raising 3 boys! Floyd Allan Bash III was born in 1944, Brian Douglas Bash in 1947, and David Cooper Bash in 1952. But that hard work paid off with the plethora of grandchildren that followed: Jodi, Christine, Benjamin, Catherine, Eric, Marc, Keenan, Kari Beth…and the great-grandchildren that she was so enamored with – judging by all the pictures on her bedroom wall!
We are all very lucky to have had Mom/Nana/Betty with us for so long. She passed away in Omaha, Nebraska just shy of her 90th birthday; blessed to be able to live with family until the end. She died not unexpectedly, but certainly too soon for those of us left behind. She is survived by the above mentioned grandchildren and their children, two sons Allan and David and family, and two sisters Barbara and Helen and family, and many friends.
Betty might be best described by Linda Hanson, who wrote of her on her 80th birthday, "She shows us how to look a little deeper to find the richness of God's creation."
We know that she had a wonderful smile and a laugh with a lingering sigh that usually ended in the phrase "Good Night!"
We know she made the best pancakes; that she always appreciated a good recipe (and saved them all!), and loved her family and God above all else. These are only a few of many memories along with our personal interactions and remembrances that we will hold with us and cherish.
Betty Tam was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Frances Mary Cooper and Joseph Stephen Tam; the third of five children and one of four girls. Betty married Floyd Allen Bash Jr. on September 6, 1941 in Des Moines at the Central Christian Church. As Betty told the story, during their courtship Floyd told her he had been called into duty for WWII. "Good", Betty declared, "we can get married now!"
Soon began the real test of Betty's life – raising 3 boys! Floyd Allan Bash III was born in 1944, Brian Douglas Bash in 1947, and David Cooper Bash in 1952. But that hard work paid off with the plethora of grandchildren that followed: Jodi, Christine, Benjamin, Catherine, Eric, Marc, Keenan, Kari Beth…and the great-grandchildren that she was so enamored with – judging by all the pictures on her bedroom wall!
We are all very lucky to have had Mom/Nana/Betty with us for so long. She passed away in Omaha, Nebraska just shy of her 90th birthday; blessed to be able to live with family until the end. She died not unexpectedly, but certainly too soon for those of us left behind. She is survived by the above mentioned grandchildren and their children, two sons Allan and David and family, and two sisters Barbara and Helen and family, and many friends.
Betty might be best described by Linda Hanson, who wrote of her on her 80th birthday, "She shows us how to look a little deeper to find the richness of God's creation."
According to Betty's baby book she frequently said the names of her older siblings, John and Alice, and referred to herself as "My". At the age of 1-1/2, she did "just fine" when she contracted the chicken pox. This is Betty from the perspective of people who are no longer around to celebrate her life. Those of us who knew her as Mom or Nana or our dear friend Betty, saw a different but equally wonderful side.
We know that she had a wonderful smile and a laugh with a lingering sigh that usually ended in the phrase "Good Night!"
We know she made the best pancakes; that she always appreciated a good recipe (and saved them all!), and loved her family and God above all else. These are only a few of many memories along with our personal interactions and remembrances that we will hold with us and cherish.
Betty Tam was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Frances Mary Cooper and Joseph Stephen Tam; the third of five children and one of four girls. Betty married Floyd Allen Bash Jr. on September 6, 1941 in Des Moines at the Central Christian Church. As Betty told the story, during their courtship Floyd told her he had been called into duty for WWII. "Good", Betty declared, "we can get married now!"
Soon began the real test of Betty's life – raising 3 boys! Floyd Allan Bash III was born in 1944, Brian Douglas Bash in 1947, and David Cooper Bash in 1952. But that hard work paid off with the plethora of grandchildren that followed: Jodi, Christine, Benjamin, Catherine, Eric, Marc, Keenan, Kari Beth…and the great-grandchildren that she was so enamored with – judging by all the pictures on her bedroom wall!
We are all very lucky to have had Mom/Nana/Betty with us for so long. She passed away in Omaha, Nebraska just shy of her 90th birthday; blessed to be able to live with family until the end. She died not unexpectedly, but certainly too soon for those of us left behind. She is survived by the above mentioned grandchildren and their children, two sons Allan and David and family, and two sisters Barbara and Helen and family, and many friends.
Betty might be best described by Linda Hanson, who wrote of her on her 80th birthday, "She shows us how to look a little deeper to find the richness of God's creation."
We know that she had a wonderful smile and a laugh with a lingering sigh that usually ended in the phrase "Good Night!"
We know she made the best pancakes; that she always appreciated a good recipe (and saved them all!), and loved her family and God above all else. These are only a few of many memories along with our personal interactions and remembrances that we will hold with us and cherish.
Betty Tam was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Frances Mary Cooper and Joseph Stephen Tam; the third of five children and one of four girls. Betty married Floyd Allen Bash Jr. on September 6, 1941 in Des Moines at the Central Christian Church. As Betty told the story, during their courtship Floyd told her he had been called into duty for WWII. "Good", Betty declared, "we can get married now!"
Soon began the real test of Betty's life – raising 3 boys! Floyd Allan Bash III was born in 1944, Brian Douglas Bash in 1947, and David Cooper Bash in 1952. But that hard work paid off with the plethora of grandchildren that followed: Jodi, Christine, Benjamin, Catherine, Eric, Marc, Keenan, Kari Beth…and the great-grandchildren that she was so enamored with – judging by all the pictures on her bedroom wall!
We are all very lucky to have had Mom/Nana/Betty with us for so long. She passed away in Omaha, Nebraska just shy of her 90th birthday; blessed to be able to live with family until the end. She died not unexpectedly, but certainly too soon for those of us left behind. She is survived by the above mentioned grandchildren and their children, two sons Allan and David and family, and two sisters Barbara and Helen and family, and many friends.
Betty might be best described by Linda Hanson, who wrote of her on her 80th birthday, "She shows us how to look a little deeper to find the richness of God's creation."
