Betty Walters

Betty Mae Walters, age 93, of Boulder Junction, WI passed away on Friday, October 29, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born on August 8, 1918 in Washburn, WI, the daughter of Charles H. and Bertha (nee Menard) Ashton. Betty attended school at the High Lake Grade School and then moved to Platteville, WI with her Aunt Hazel to attend high school. Upon graduating high school, Betty attended Madison Business College. She spent most of her life in the Boulder Junction area, which led her to meet Edwin Walters at the South Trout Lake Dance Hall. Ed and Betty were married on September 9, 1938. Betty worked at Long's Hillbilly Supermarket, Ashton's Hardware Store, owned and operated Tidee Launderette, worked part-time at the Boulder Junction Post Office, was a Girl Scout leader and waitressed at Doolittle's Resort of the Woods, Forest Lodge and Dairymen's Country Club while Ed was out guiding. Betty worked at Dairymen's into her mid 70's, she especially enjoyed the guests and their families since she had grown up with so many of them. Betty was very involved in the community; she was a long-time parishioner at the Boulder Junction Community Church, helped at the Boulder Junction Historical Society, the Boulder Junction Library and was a member of the Eastern Star. During retirement, Betty enjoyed traveling with Ed on many trips and with her children and grandchildren to various states and State National Parks. During the winter months, Betty and Ed would travel to Florida and Arizona to fish and made several trips to Alaska. She had also traveled to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador. Betty loved reading, playing cards and board games. She was proud of her baking, knitting, sewing, crocheting and needlepoint for community projects and enjoyed singing in the church choir. Betty is survived by three daughters, Jean (Dennis) Hall of Arbor Vitae, Diane Beda of Boulder Junction and Carol Walters of Eagan, MN; one brother, Richard (Arleigh) Ashton of Elizabeth, CO; five grandchildren, Doug Hall of Sayner, Lani (Clark) Nelson of Rockford, IL, Troy (Jen) Beda of Boulder Junction, Renee (Patrick) Trapp of Woodruff and Wes Beda of Williston, North Dakota; and great-granchildren, Alex McInnis, Jessica McInnis and Joe Beda of Boulder Junction, Amanda and Connor Nelson of Rockford, IL and Addison and Shaye Trapp of Woodruff. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ed and brother, Charles. A special thanks to caregivers and friends, Angela, Noreen, Pat, Eunice, Dave and Mary. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Boulder Junction Community Church. In lieu of flowers, a gift in Betty's honor may be given to the Past-Time Club at Ascension Lutheran Church in Minocqua, the Boulder Junction Historical Society, the Boulder Junction Library or Ministry Dr. Kate Hospice.

Betty Walters

August 8, 1918 - October 28, 2011