Obit: Galik, Betty L. (1925 - 2001)
Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Galik, Petras, Willger

----Source: Ashland Daily Press (Ashland, Ashland County, Wis.) Tuesday, 16 Oct. 2001

Galik, Betty L. (2 Mar. 1925 - 11 Oct. 2001)

BARRON - Betty L. Gallik, age 76, of Barron, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Cumberland. She was born March 2, 1925, to Jacob and Anna (Petras) Gallik.

She grew up in Chippewa Falls and then moved to the Barron Area, where she lived in several different group homes. She worked at the Barron Day Development Center for about 20 years. She had been a resident of Melody Manor since 1997. She enjoyed needlepoint, going on outings and spending time socializing with her friends. Betty was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Barron.

She is survived by a brother, Jacob Gallik Jr., Aurora, Colo.; nieces and nephews; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by two brothers, Robert and Frank.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Rausch-Rockman Funeral Chapel in Barron. The Rev. Gerard Willger will be officiating. Burial will be on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. in the St. Florian’s Cemetery in Ino.

Visitation will be held at the Rausch-Rockman Funeral Chapel in Barron from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. today.

Arrangements were handled by the Rausch-Rockman Funeral Service in Barron.