On April 27, 2011, Bette passed away at home. She was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, on October 4, 1915 to Benjamin R. and Ethel M. (Tilt) Jensen, she lived a full life for 95 years. She moved to Chicago after high school and lived at the downtown Allerton Hotel, which was then a rooming house, but is now a luxury hotel. She worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, while learning to be an x-ray technician. Later, she moved to Peoria, Illinois, where she worked at the Peoria State Hospital. In 1940, she married William C. Albers, and they moved to Battle Creek after WWII. For many years she worked as an x-ray technician for Dr. G. T. Patrick on College Street. She enjoyed reading, traveling, sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She also enjoyed watching the Detroit Tigers and MSU Spartan Basketball. She loved her two best companions, Muffy and Jazzy.
Bette was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Albers, in 1985, and by her daughter, Linda L. Albers, in 2000. She is survived by a son and a daughter.
She will be buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery with her husband
On April 27, 2011, Bette passed away at home. She was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, on October 4, 1915 to Benjamin R. and Ethel M. (Tilt) Jensen, she lived a full life for 95 years. She moved to Chicago after high school and lived at the downtown Allerton Hotel, which was then a rooming house, but is now a luxury hotel. She worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, while learning to be an x-ray technician. Later, she moved to Peoria, Illinois, where she worked at the Peoria State Hospital. In 1940, she married William C. Albers, and they moved to Battle Creek after WWII. For many years she worked as an x-ray technician for Dr. G. T. Patrick on College Street. She enjoyed reading, traveling, sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She also enjoyed watching the Detroit Tigers and MSU Spartan Basketball. She loved her two best companions, Muffy and Jazzy.
Bette was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Albers, in 1985, and by her daughter, Linda L. Albers, in 2000. She is survived by a son and a daughter.
She will be buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery with her husband
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