Betty S. Epp
GOESSEL - Betty S. Epp, 87,
of Goessel passed away Friday (Jan. 18, 2008) at Newton Medical Center.
She was born June 1, 1920, in
Dubois, Idaho, to Alvin and Mary (Isaak) Schmidt.
She married Aaron J Epp on
June 1, 1944, in Buhler. She served in ministry alongside her husband in Inman;
Chicago; Reedley, Calif.; Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Goessel; Aberdeen,
Idaho; and Cuauhtemoc, Mexico. He preceded her in death in 1992.
She was a member of the
Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel Women's Christian Organization and the
Willing Workers. She loved flowers and gardening and teaching Sunday School.
She is survived by two
daughters, Patricia (Myron) Schmidt and Mary (Jim) Schmidt, both of rural
Goessel; a brother, Alfred Schmidt of Buhler; a sister, Rosa Mae Haugsness of
Buhler; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in
death by a brother, Orlando Schmidt.
Visitation will be from 4 to
8 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home in Goessel, with family present from 6 to 8
p.m.
Burial will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Alexanderwohl Cemetery in Goessel, followed by funeral service at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Mennonite Mission Network of MCUSA or Bethel College in care of the
funeral home.
