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| Name |
Bette Irene Balefske |
| Birth |
5 Nov 1935 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
27 Feb 2018 |
Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
9 Apr 2022 |
MIDAH |
| FamilySearch ID |
LJQL-61N |
| Person ID |
I178060 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Carl August Balefske, b. 11 Mar 1892, Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States d. 19 May 1953, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 61 years) |
| Mother |
Alice Marie Armstrong, b. 29 Sep 1895, Perry, Lake, Ohio, United States d. 3 Jul 1959, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Aug 1913 |
Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States |
| Family ID |
F43408 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Norman Holman Bennett, b. 13 Nov 1940, Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada d. 29 Aug 1991, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage |
Apr 1966 |
| Children |
| | 1. Shauna Irene Bennett, b. 2 Oct 1968, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 15 Apr 2005, California, United States (Age 36 years) |
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| Family ID |
F9477 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
The family of Bette Irene Balefske sadly announces that she has passed aw ay. She left this earth peacefully, surrounded by her daughters on Febru ary 27, 2018 after a brief illness. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov ember 5, 1935, Bette was the youngest of the nine children of Carl and Al ice Balefske.
After leaving Utah, Bette set out for a life of travel and adventure, mov ing to Idaho, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, and finally making her way t o California. She worked as a waitress, bookkeeper, certified document e xaminer, and salesperson. One story often told about her journey was tha t she moved to Alaska in December and later on to Scottsdale, Arizona o n the Fourth of July, where she was a success at selling fur coats to sno wbirds.
Bette had many passions in life, including ballroom dancing, sailing on c ruises, and handwriting analysis, but her greatest passion was her love f or her family. She had a keen sense of humor, as shown by this portion o f speech she once gave: “I was married and then I wasn’t, then I was marr ied and then I wasn’t married. While married, I had four children. My e ldest and only son was born on his 15th birthday. My eldest daughter i s now older than I am, but I assure her she is still beautiful. Even tho ugh people don’t ask, I know they think my 2nd daughter—third child—an d I are twins. My youngest daughter was born on my son’s 15th birthday s o that makes them born on the same day.”
Beyond her humor, Bette’s unconditional love and open and generous hear t endeared her not only to her own immediate family circle but also to he r extended family of nieces, nephews, and all their children, not to ment ion her many close and long-time friends and companions.
Bette was predeceased by her parents, her sisters, and two children; Shau na Bennett in 2005, and Jerry Jackson in 2017. She is survived by daught ers Jody Klatt and Cheryl Sweeney, as well as ten grandchildren, 16 great -grandchildren, with three more due in October. She is also survived b y many close friends whom we know she misses dearly.
Friends are invited to attend the visitation on Thursday March 8, 2018 fr om 11:30AM-12:30PM with the memorial service at 12:30PM all at Price Fune ral Chapel (6335 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights, 916-725-2109). Intermen t Fair Oaks Cemetery.
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