Obit: Moede, Betty M. (1931 - 2022)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Moede, Steffin, Martzke, Droste, Montag, Bartlett, Meddaugh, Krohn, Sweet, Scheel, Nelson, Digatono, Connell, Beckwith, Carolfi, Lawe, Kroenke, Pingel

----Source: Rembs Funeral Home (Marshfield, Wood Co., WI) 2/10/2022

Moede, Betty M. (8 May 1931 – 9 February 2022)

Betty M. Moede, 90, Hewitt, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at home.

Betty was born on May 8, 1931, in Shawano, the daughter of William and Linda (Steffin) Martzke. She attended Stoney Hill School, Shawano, and was a graduate of Shawano High School. She was united in marriage to Gordon G. Moede on September 29, 1951, in Shawano. He died November 7, 2007.

After their marriage Betty and her husband farmed in the Town of Lynn, Clark County. She later was employed at Weyerhaeuser Company, Marshfield, for 27 years.

Betty enjoyed gardening, taking trips, word searches, going to the cabin, and playing games and cards “by grandma’s rules.”

She is survived by her children, Penny (Peter) Droste of Wisconsin Rapids, Peggy (Dan) Montag of Nekoosa, Patty (Jim Zabawa) Bartlett of Nekoosa, Polly Meddaugh of Wisconsin Rapids, Gale (Susan) Moede of Hewitt and Greg Moede of Park Falls. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, Chad (Stacy) Droste, Cindy (Jo) Krohn, Cheryl (Rob Lawe) Krohn, Bradley Sweet, Kyle Sweet (Sabrina), Jeremiah Bartlett, Zachary (Jacci) Bartlett, Shane (Amy) Scheel, Ashley (Chris) Nelson, Olivia (Daniel) Digatono, Erika (Matthew) Connell, Melissa (Justin) Beckwith, Chelsea (Jared) Carolfi, Trenton Moede, Travis (Jenna) Moede, and Tyler Moede. She is further survived by 16 great-grandchildren, Anika, Nathan, and Destiny Droste, Kristen and Aaron Lawe, Dakota and Darren Krohn, Elijah and Landon Scheel, Penelope Sweet, Isaac and Matthew Moede, Zoey Bartlett, and Francesca, Dane, and Thomas Digatono, and 1 great-great-grandson, Rylan.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son, Glenn Moede and a sister, Dolores Kroenke.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, with Rev. Dean Pingel officiating. The visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes.  Entombment will take place in McMillan Memorial Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum, Town of McMillan, Marathon County, and her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.

The family will designate a memorial in Betty’s name at a later date.