Funeral services for 88-year-old Betty Dalen of St. James, Minnesota, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 10, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in St. James with Reverend Bob Stover officiating. The church is located at 716 6th Avenue South.
Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in rural St. James, located south of the city on Watonwan County Road #27.
Visitation will be at the church the day of the service from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.sturmfh.com.
Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel, is handling the arrangements.
Betty Dalen passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James.
Betty Jean (Adams) Dalen was born on February 28, 1929 in Wood Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Emelia (Jensen) Adams. Betty was baptized and confirmed at Wood Lake Methodist Church. Betty graduated from Wood Lake High School in 1947 and went on to attend and graduate from the Minneapolis Business College in 1948.
Betty had six siblings that included, brother, John and wife, Betty Adams; sister, Edna and husband, Ernest Bergquist; sister, Mary and husband, Walter Volkman; sister, Gladys and husbands, Shorty Volkman and Albert Kastle; sister, Phyllis and husband, James Carroll and sister, Patricia and husband, Milnor (Andy) Braun.
Betty married Leonard Dalen at the Wood Lake Methodist Church in Wood Lake on August 26, 1950 and they were happily married for 67 years. They were blessed with three children, Jerry and wife, Sue (Rettke) Dalen of Wabasha, Minnesota, Dean and wife, Theresa (Hill) Dalen of Darwin, Minnesota and Jane (Dalen) Miller and husband, Brad of Decorah, Iowa; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, Jillian (Dalen) Anderson and husband, Kasey and their son, Hunter; Jennifer Dalen; Adam Dalen and his wife, Darcy (Cornelius) Dalen; Andrea (Dalen) Beduhn and her husband, Ryan; Kaia (Miller) Chambers and her husband, Tanner and Joshua Miller.
Betty lived every day of her life to the fullest. She was a committed wife, mother and grandmother who devoted her life to her family and faith. Betty was very active in church, serving on boards and councils, FLCW President four times, and Circle and Bazaar chairman. She was also awarded the Sertoma award on May 23, 2009 for her many years of volunteer work. Betty was a member of the VFW auxiliary and served two terms as Auxiliary President.
Betty was always very active as she enjoyed walking, biking, traveling and watching her children and grandchildren in all of their sporting and musical events. She especially loved playing bridge and golf and was the women’s golf club champion 18 times. Betty was an excellent seamstress and had her own drapery business for over 30 years.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents. John and Emelia (Jensen) Adams and four sisters, Edna Bergquist, Phyllis Carroll, Gladys Volkman Kastle and Mary Volkman.
