Betty Schaeffer

Betty V. Schaeffer, age 71 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday May 14, 2011 at the Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 19 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Rebecca Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Betty Victoria Eckberg was born February, 17, 1940 in Sauk Centre to Albin and Vera (Neal) Eckberg. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1958. Betty married Richard Schaeffer on September 4, 1965 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. Betty worked for many years at Northwestern Bell. She also operated an in home day care for 30 years. Betty ran the Sauk Centre hockey concession stand for 23 seasons and she was most recently employed by Holiday Companies since 2001. In life Betty loved to watch hockey and game shows. She spent a lot of time with her grandchildren and she loved baking cookies for all her loved ones. She had a heart and compassion for other people. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and the American Legion Post 67 Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband; Richard of Sauk Centre, children; Terry (Cindy) Schaeffer of Savage, Scott (Claudette) Schaeffer of Sauk Centre, Jane Pagel of Sauk Centre, Cindi (Herb) Trisco of Sauk Centre; and 6 grandchildren; Kyle Schaeffer, Anna Schaeffer, Monique Schaeffer, Mitchell Schaeffer, Kristyna Pagel and Brianna Pagel.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Penny Schaeffer; brother, Robert Eckberg; sisters, Shirley Sand, Jane Eckberg; and son-in-law John Pagel.

Serving as casket bearers will be Kyle Schaeffer, Anna Schaeffer, Monique Schaeffer, Dickie Eckberg, Mitchell Schaeffer, Kristyna Pagel, Brianna Pagel and Chris Schaeffer. Honorary bearers will be Bev Wilkens and Herbie Trisco.