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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Bettie Jayne
Meidinger
January 31, 1925 – February 28, 2012
Obituary
Bettie Jayne Thesenga was born during a blizzard, January 31, 1925, at Avon, SD. Her parents were John and Lydia (Burbeck) Thesenga.
She received her elementary and high school education at the Avon School System, graduating as valedictorian of her class on May 7, 1943. Bettie attended the Minneapolis Business College at Minneapolis, MN.
Bettie married John R Meidinger on October 18, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN. John and Bettie lived in California and Pennsylvania. On June 9, 1974, John and Bettie moved back to Avon, SD. Since the winter of 1980 through the winter of 2003, John and Bettie had spent their winters in Arizona.
Bettie was baptized in the Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester, PA, on Maundy Thursday in 1958. She joined the First Presbyterian Church in Avon, SD, on Maundy Thursday in 1979, and has remained a faithful member. In 2006 Bettie moved to the Springfield Assisted Living home and then in 2009 to the Good Samaritan Center in Tripp, SD, where she spent her final years.
Bettie was active in the Presbyterian Women's Organization and the Rebecca Circle as well as the Sew and Sew Club, the Avon Alumni Association, and the Eastern Star #33 of Yankton, SD.
Bettie passed away February 28, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Tripp at the age of 87 years.
She leaves to mourn her two sons: John Richard Meidinger, of Novato, CA, and Mark David Meidinger of Glendale, CA; five grandchildren: John William Meidinger of Sacramento, CA; Nicholas James Meidinger of Sebastopol, CA; Sandy Jayne Meidinger of San Diego, CA; and David Allen Meidinger of Glendale, CA; Janel Leilani Biang of Nevada City, CA; and a host of relatives, friends, nieces, and nephews.
Bettie was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lydia Thesenga; her only brother, Leslie Albert Thesenga; sister in law, Louise Alberta (Hornstra) Thesenga of Minneapolis, MN; and her loving husband of 65 years, John R (Bud) Meidinger.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 1pm at First Presbyterian Church in Avon, SD with Memorial visitation from 11 AM to 1PM at the church. Inurnment will be in the Baptist Cemetery, rural Avon.
She received her elementary and high school education at the Avon School System, graduating as valedictorian of her class on May 7, 1943. Bettie attended the Minneapolis Business College at Minneapolis, MN.
Bettie married John R Meidinger on October 18, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN. John and Bettie lived in California and Pennsylvania. On June 9, 1974, John and Bettie moved back to Avon, SD. Since the winter of 1980 through the winter of 2003, John and Bettie had spent their winters in Arizona.
Bettie was baptized in the Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester, PA, on Maundy Thursday in 1958. She joined the First Presbyterian Church in Avon, SD, on Maundy Thursday in 1979, and has remained a faithful member. In 2006 Bettie moved to the Springfield Assisted Living home and then in 2009 to the Good Samaritan Center in Tripp, SD, where she spent her final years.
Bettie was active in the Presbyterian Women's Organization and the Rebecca Circle as well as the Sew and Sew Club, the Avon Alumni Association, and the Eastern Star #33 of Yankton, SD.
Bettie passed away February 28, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Tripp at the age of 87 years.
She leaves to mourn her two sons: John Richard Meidinger, of Novato, CA, and Mark David Meidinger of Glendale, CA; five grandchildren: John William Meidinger of Sacramento, CA; Nicholas James Meidinger of Sebastopol, CA; Sandy Jayne Meidinger of San Diego, CA; and David Allen Meidinger of Glendale, CA; Janel Leilani Biang of Nevada City, CA; and a host of relatives, friends, nieces, and nephews.
Bettie was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lydia Thesenga; her only brother, Leslie Albert Thesenga; sister in law, Louise Alberta (Hornstra) Thesenga of Minneapolis, MN; and her loving husband of 65 years, John R (Bud) Meidinger.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 1pm at First Presbyterian Church in Avon, SD with Memorial visitation from 11 AM to 1PM at the church. Inurnment will be in the Baptist Cemetery, rural Avon.
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