OBITUARY: Betty May Dahlberg Halverson (1921-2011)
Betty D. Halverson, 90, died September 19, 2011, after a few peaceful days at Solvay Hospice House.
She was attended by her children during her last month, and appreciated the many visits, flowers, cards and kindnesses of family and friends. During this time Betty remained as she was in life: Ever gracious, grateful for every favor and considerate of others. She found a positive response to every circumstance.
Betty's parents, Olive and Robert Dahlberg, met as students at the University of Minnesota and, after he taught botany there, moved to a farm near Springfield, Minn., to start their family.
As a child Betty was featured regularly in a column titled “Little Recipes for Little Cooks,” written by her mother for The Farmer magazine, distributed in the U.S. and Canada. Betty was often busy with chores on the farm. At age 11 she began driving a team of horses in the fields when times were busy.
Betty studied art and design at the Chicago Art Institute until 1941 when the need for nurses during World War II drew her to nursing school in Rochester, Minn. After completing her RN training, she accepted a scholarship for hospital administrative and leadership training in Chicago. There, she was invited to symphony and opera performances by family friend from Minnesota, Gene Halverson, who was teaching gunnery at the Chicago naval base.
When Gene returned from serving in the South Pacific as a PT boat skipper, they married and moved to Duluth where Gene practiced law for 55 years.
Residing for 58 years at their home next to Chester Creek in Duluth, Betty and Gene raised seven children, starting with a string of five boys born in a stretch of four and a half years, followed by two daughters.
During this time, they were active members of First United Methodist Church where Betty found many loyal friends through church and other groups in which she remained active through the current year. She joined PEO Chapter CR as a charter member in 1951. She joined the Friday Book Club in 1969 and the Rachel Circle at First Methodist in the 1950s.
She was involved in Matinee Musicale and with Gene was a supporter of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.
In the 1960s, under the guidance of Federal Court of Appeals Judge Gerald Heaney, she and other Duluth women established Townview Improvement Corp. to restore classic buildings and provide affordable housing in the downtown neighborhoods above Mesaba Avenue.
Over a period of several decades, Betty and Gene opened their home to many foreign students and educators. Betty devoted much of her life to her family, friends, and homemaking.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, in 2006; and by her three sons, Eric, Arthur and Nathan, who drowned in a tragic accident in Lake Superior in 1967. Betty recently attended an event honoring Coast guardsman Edgar A. Culbertson who gave his life attempting to rescue the boys.
Betty is survived by sons Paul (Gloria) residing in Brookfield, Wis., and Philip (Kathryn) in Duluth; daughters Mary Halverson (Andrew) Waldo in Columbia, S.C., and Patty Halverson (Greg Cooper) in Pittsburgh; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE in appreciation for Betty's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 1, in First United Methodist Church in Duluth. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Betty's honor may be given to the Miller-Dwan Foundation to launch Amberwing Center, which will support troubled children and their families.
(Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN, Saturday, 24 September 2011)
Betty D. Halverson, 90, died September 19, 2011, after a few peaceful days at Solvay Hospice House.
She was attended by her children during her last month, and appreciated the many visits, flowers, cards and kindnesses of family and friends. During this time Betty remained as she was in life: Ever gracious, grateful for every favor and considerate of others. She found a positive response to every circumstance.
Betty's parents, Olive and Robert Dahlberg, met as students at the University of Minnesota and, after he taught botany there, moved to a farm near Springfield, Minn., to start their family.
As a child Betty was featured regularly in a column titled “Little Recipes for Little Cooks,” written by her mother for The Farmer magazine, distributed in the U.S. and Canada. Betty was often busy with chores on the farm. At age 11 she began driving a team of horses in the fields when times were busy.
Betty studied art and design at the Chicago Art Institute until 1941 when the need for nurses during World War II drew her to nursing school in Rochester, Minn. After completing her RN training, she accepted a scholarship for hospital administrative and leadership training in Chicago. There, she was invited to symphony and opera performances by family friend from Minnesota, Gene Halverson, who was teaching gunnery at the Chicago naval base.
When Gene returned from serving in the South Pacific as a PT boat skipper, they married and moved to Duluth where Gene practiced law for 55 years.
Residing for 58 years at their home next to Chester Creek in Duluth, Betty and Gene raised seven children, starting with a string of five boys born in a stretch of four and a half years, followed by two daughters.
During this time, they were active members of First United Methodist Church where Betty found many loyal friends through church and other groups in which she remained active through the current year. She joined PEO Chapter CR as a charter member in 1951. She joined the Friday Book Club in 1969 and the Rachel Circle at First Methodist in the 1950s.
She was involved in Matinee Musicale and with Gene was a supporter of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.
In the 1960s, under the guidance of Federal Court of Appeals Judge Gerald Heaney, she and other Duluth women established Townview Improvement Corp. to restore classic buildings and provide affordable housing in the downtown neighborhoods above Mesaba Avenue.
Over a period of several decades, Betty and Gene opened their home to many foreign students and educators. Betty devoted much of her life to her family, friends, and homemaking.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, in 2006; and by her three sons, Eric, Arthur and Nathan, who drowned in a tragic accident in Lake Superior in 1967. Betty recently attended an event honoring Coast guardsman Edgar A. Culbertson who gave his life attempting to rescue the boys.
Betty is survived by sons Paul (Gloria) residing in Brookfield, Wis., and Philip (Kathryn) in Duluth; daughters Mary Halverson (Andrew) Waldo in Columbia, S.C., and Patty Halverson (Greg Cooper) in Pittsburgh; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE in appreciation for Betty's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 1, in First United Methodist Church in Duluth. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Betty's honor may be given to the Miller-Dwan Foundation to launch Amberwing Center, which will support troubled children and their families.
(Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN, Saturday, 24 September 2011)
OBITUARY: Betty May Dahlberg Halverson (1921-2011)
Betty D. Halverson, 90, died September 19, 2011, after a few peaceful days at Solvay Hospice House.
She was attended by her children during her last month, and appreciated the many visits, flowers, cards and kindnesses of family and friends. During this time Betty remained as she was in life: Ever gracious, grateful for every favor and considerate of others. She found a positive response to every circumstance.
Betty's parents, Olive and Robert Dahlberg, met as students at the University of Minnesota and, after he taught botany there, moved to a farm near Springfield, Minn., to start their family.
As a child Betty was featured regularly in a column titled “Little Recipes for Little Cooks,” written by her mother for The Farmer magazine, distributed in the U.S. and Canada. Betty was often busy with chores on the farm. At age 11 she began driving a team of horses in the fields when times were busy.
Betty studied art and design at the Chicago Art Institute until 1941 when the need for nurses during World War II drew her to nursing school in Rochester, Minn. After completing her RN training, she accepted a scholarship for hospital administrative and leadership training in Chicago. There, she was invited to symphony and opera performances by family friend from Minnesota, Gene Halverson, who was teaching gunnery at the Chicago naval base.
When Gene returned from serving in the South Pacific as a PT boat skipper, they married and moved to Duluth where Gene practiced law for 55 years.
Residing for 58 years at their home next to Chester Creek in Duluth, Betty and Gene raised seven children, starting with a string of five boys born in a stretch of four and a half years, followed by two daughters.
During this time, they were active members of First United Methodist Church where Betty found many loyal friends through church and other groups in which she remained active through the current year. She joined PEO Chapter CR as a charter member in 1951. She joined the Friday Book Club in 1969 and the Rachel Circle at First Methodist in the 1950s.
She was involved in Matinee Musicale and with Gene was a supporter of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.
In the 1960s, under the guidance of Federal Court of Appeals Judge Gerald Heaney, she and other Duluth women established Townview Improvement Corp. to restore classic buildings and provide affordable housing in the downtown neighborhoods above Mesaba Avenue.
Over a period of several decades, Betty and Gene opened their home to many foreign students and educators. Betty devoted much of her life to her family, friends, and homemaking.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, in 2006; and by her three sons, Eric, Arthur and Nathan, who drowned in a tragic accident in Lake Superior in 1967. Betty recently attended an event honoring Coast guardsman Edgar A. Culbertson who gave his life attempting to rescue the boys.
Betty is survived by sons Paul (Gloria) residing in Brookfield, Wis., and Philip (Kathryn) in Duluth; daughters Mary Halverson (Andrew) Waldo in Columbia, S.C., and Patty Halverson (Greg Cooper) in Pittsburgh; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE in appreciation for Betty's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 1, in First United Methodist Church in Duluth. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Betty's honor may be given to the Miller-Dwan Foundation to launch Amberwing Center, which will support troubled children and their families.
(Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN, Saturday, 24 September 2011)
Betty D. Halverson, 90, died September 19, 2011, after a few peaceful days at Solvay Hospice House.
She was attended by her children during her last month, and appreciated the many visits, flowers, cards and kindnesses of family and friends. During this time Betty remained as she was in life: Ever gracious, grateful for every favor and considerate of others. She found a positive response to every circumstance.
Betty's parents, Olive and Robert Dahlberg, met as students at the University of Minnesota and, after he taught botany there, moved to a farm near Springfield, Minn., to start their family.
As a child Betty was featured regularly in a column titled “Little Recipes for Little Cooks,” written by her mother for The Farmer magazine, distributed in the U.S. and Canada. Betty was often busy with chores on the farm. At age 11 she began driving a team of horses in the fields when times were busy.
Betty studied art and design at the Chicago Art Institute until 1941 when the need for nurses during World War II drew her to nursing school in Rochester, Minn. After completing her RN training, she accepted a scholarship for hospital administrative and leadership training in Chicago. There, she was invited to symphony and opera performances by family friend from Minnesota, Gene Halverson, who was teaching gunnery at the Chicago naval base.
When Gene returned from serving in the South Pacific as a PT boat skipper, they married and moved to Duluth where Gene practiced law for 55 years.
Residing for 58 years at their home next to Chester Creek in Duluth, Betty and Gene raised seven children, starting with a string of five boys born in a stretch of four and a half years, followed by two daughters.
During this time, they were active members of First United Methodist Church where Betty found many loyal friends through church and other groups in which she remained active through the current year. She joined PEO Chapter CR as a charter member in 1951. She joined the Friday Book Club in 1969 and the Rachel Circle at First Methodist in the 1950s.
She was involved in Matinee Musicale and with Gene was a supporter of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.
In the 1960s, under the guidance of Federal Court of Appeals Judge Gerald Heaney, she and other Duluth women established Townview Improvement Corp. to restore classic buildings and provide affordable housing in the downtown neighborhoods above Mesaba Avenue.
Over a period of several decades, Betty and Gene opened their home to many foreign students and educators. Betty devoted much of her life to her family, friends, and homemaking.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, in 2006; and by her three sons, Eric, Arthur and Nathan, who drowned in a tragic accident in Lake Superior in 1967. Betty recently attended an event honoring Coast guardsman Edgar A. Culbertson who gave his life attempting to rescue the boys.
Betty is survived by sons Paul (Gloria) residing in Brookfield, Wis., and Philip (Kathryn) in Duluth; daughters Mary Halverson (Andrew) Waldo in Columbia, S.C., and Patty Halverson (Greg Cooper) in Pittsburgh; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE in appreciation for Betty's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 1, in First United Methodist Church in Duluth. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Betty's honor may be given to the Miller-Dwan Foundation to launch Amberwing Center, which will support troubled children and their families.
(Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN, Saturday, 24 September 2011)
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