Betty Jean (McGinn) Hanna, 102,
homemaker and retired co-owner of Hanna Furniture Company, Inc.
passed away at home April 1, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born
May 10, 1919 to Margaret (O?Keefe) and John McGinn on the family
farm in Sedgwick, KS. She married George J. Hanna on January
28, 1949. Betty was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Altar
Society and St. Mary?s Choir. She was faithful to her hour at the
Our Lady of Guadalupe Perpetual Adoration Chapel for 30 years. She joined Sorosis Club in 1967 and
attained Honorary Member status. She enjoyed the fellowship and
remained active until recent years. Betty?s true vocation was
motherhood. She loved being a mother and raising her family.
Throughout her life she nurtured many other children but was
especially nurturing of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Betty was predeceased by her husband,
George; siblings and spouses: Irene McGinn, Sam (Virginia) McGinn,
Florence (Doug) Stites, Kay (Lynn) Stanley and Lois (George) Miller.
Betty is survived by children Tim Hanna
(Karen Klein); Mike Hanna; Kit (TR) Goering; Lee (Bob) Koehn; Teresa
(Doug) Larson and Claire (Tony) Young.
Also survived by grandchildren Daniel
Carothers, Meghan (Dustin) Rupp, Ben (Jennifer Hunt) Koehn; Scott
(Mandy) Goering, Kelsey Goering, Joel Goering; Clay Larson, Troy
Larson, Dustin Larson (Jessica Crupper) and Lindsay Larson; great
grandchildren Connor Reed, Harper Rupp, Destiny Ruff, Giana Holland,
Jack and George Koehn and Norah Goering and Ethan, Journey and Jax
Larson. Betty is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews.
Rosary at Petersen Funeral Home at 6:00
p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2022 Led by the Legion of Mary. Following
Rosary the family will receive friends at Petersen Funeral Home.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Friday at St. Mary
Catholic Church with The Reverend Thomas Welk Celebrant and The
Reverend Nicholas Voelker Con-Celebrant. Burial will be in the St.
Mary Cemetery Newton.
Memorials have been established in lieu
of flowers with St. Mary?s Catholic School, Newton Public Library
Building Fund and Harry Hynes Hospice, and may be left with Petersen
Funeral Home.
