Betty Lou Smith

1925 - 2002  (77 years)

• Name	Betty Lou Smith  [1]
  Birth	18 Jan 1925	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 May 2002	Altoona, Eau Claire, Wisconsin   [2, 3]
  Burial	Dovre Lutheran Cemetery, Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin   [2]
  Person ID	I287890	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Howard I. Smith,   b. 28 May 1895, Minnesota d. 26 Jan 1965, Wisconsin (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Cora R. McDill,   b. 1894, Minnesota d. 1980 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1916	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota   [4]
  Family ID	F115085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur K. Harelstad,   b. 20 Feb 1923, Wisconsin d. Aug 1968, Wisconsin (Age 45 years)
  Children	1. Bryce Harelstad   2. Art Harelstad   3. Marc Harelstad   4. Paul Harelstad
  Family ID	F115101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The Chronotype (Rice Lake, WI) May 23, 2002 Betty L. Harelstad, 77, of Eau Claire and formerly of the Chetek/New Auburn area died May 19 at The Clairemont in Eau Claire. Mrs. Harelstad was born Jan. 18, 1925 in Minneapolis to Howard and Cora Smith. She was a Shell Lake High School graduate and then received a teaching degree from Barron County Normal School. She farmed with her husband, Arthur, until his death in 1968. Mrs. Harelstad had worked at ABC Furniture and Ben Franklin, both in Chetek, and Woolworth's in Rice Lake. She enjoyed children, and in the last 20 years of her life worked for a family in Eau Claire as a nanny/child care provider. They became her extended family. Mrs. Harelstad enjoyed socializing, going to the stock car races, and was a Minnesota Vikings football fan. She also enjoyed reading, playing the organ and piano and sewing and knitting. She is survived by four sons, Bryce and Art, both of New Auburn, and Marc and Paul, both of Bloomer; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Howard of Shell Lake.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45349] 1930 census, Wisconsin, Eau Claire county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0016 (Reliability: 3). [S68121] Cemetery index, Dovre Lutheran Cemetery, Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, (Find-a-Grave). [S68122] Obituary, The Chronotype (Rice Lake, WI), Betty L. Harelstad, (May 23, 2002). [S53767] Marriage index, Minnesota, Name: Howard I Smith Gender: Male Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1916 Marriage Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Spouse's Name: Cora McDill Spouse Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage FHL Film Number: 1380466 (Reliability: 3).