Bettye Seastrand
Bettye was born in Kansas City, Mo., on May 26, 1924. She met and married her husband Daniel when he was stationed in Kansas City during World War II. They were married on Aug. 20, 1945, and moved to Aledo, Ill. They moved to St. Joseph in 1962.
Bettye worked as an insurance broker in Champaign for many years. After retirement, she opened the Rose Cottage Antiques Store in St. Joseph.
Bettye, along with her husband and daughter, was a charter member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. In 2007, she was named St. Joseph's Citizen of the Year.
Bettye is survived by her husband, Dan; daughter, Laura Ann Missitzis and son-in-law, Lambros Missitzis of Chicago; brother, Dean Hunter of Denver; and many friends in St. Joseph.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Laura Stenzel Hunter; father, Frank Hunter; stepmother, Anna Hunter; son, Donald Seastrand; and brothers, Richard Hunter and Hal Hunter.
Funeral services will be held at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, with Pastor Seth Jersild officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Patterson Cemetery, St. Joseph.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be given to the Aleluya Ministries, 310 O'Hara Drive, Pharr, TX 78577, or to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in St. Joseph.
Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
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