Elizabeth Francis “Betty” Burmeister, 89, Luverne, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday, Feb. 10. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne.
Elizabeth “Betty” Mayer was born May 8, 1932, to Florian and Anna (Nipp) Mayer in Parkston, South Dakota. Betty’s mother died when she was just two years old. Betty attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from Parkston High School in 1950.
She worked a variety of jobs during her life. After graduation she worked for Dickenson Brothers Bakery and Delicatessen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Betty married Richard Burmeister on Jan. 24, 1953, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux Falls. The couple farmed in Mound Township north of Luverne. Betty was a homemaker and a mother of five children. Betty liked to help around the farm, feeding and caring for animals. She was a 4-H leader, inspiring the kids from the Blue Mound Climbers 4-H Club.
Betty was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne and the WCCW. Betty loved spending time with her family and attending her grandchildren’s activities. She enjoyed playing cards with the neighbors, and at Generations. She liked to fish and try her luck at the casino. She also liked going to rummage sales. Fun and laughter were a big part of Betty’s life with her sense of humor.
Betty is survived by her two sons, Glenn (LaVarianne) Burmeister, Ten Sleep, Wyoming and Kurt (Kari) Burmeister, Luverne; three daughters, Denise Nepp, Windom, Darcy (Tom) Roscoe, Big Stone City, South Dakota, and Rhonda (Steve) Brennecke, Belgrade, Montana; twelve grandchildren, Evan, Stacy, Amy, Carrie, Andrew, Christy, Brock, Lexy, Ramsey, Jesse, Rikki and Elizabeth; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Maxine Cowett and Ruby (Jerry) Nordman; two brothers, Frank (Jean) Mayer, and Dick (MaryEllen) Mayer; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard, on Dec. 27, 2010; a son-in-law, Shawn Wambach; two sisters, Phyllis Hillger and Eileen Miller; baby sister Marcella at 18 months; and three step-brothers, Mark, Donald and Norbert Roth.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com.
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