Trask, Bette D. was born on April 24, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri. She received a B.A. from Valparaiso University, where she met M. James Trask of Elk River, Minnesota whom she would marry on September 24, 1955. During their lives together they lived in Minneapolis, Mora, Moorhead, and Plymouth, Minnesota. In the early years, she enjoyed being a full time mom to her four children. In the latter years, she enjoyed working as a teacher's aid at St. Therese Elementary in Deephaven. She died January 14, 2017 from complications related to Alzheimer's. Bette died confessing Christ and reciting his promises to life eternal. She was preceded in death by her husband, James; daughters, Anne and Mary Beth; parents, Edward and Anne and sister, Anne. Bette is survived by her daughter, Sheryll Kreuter (Paul); son, Michael (Becky); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grand children; brothers, Ned and Doug and sister, Marilee. Funeral service, 1:30 PM Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 4240 Gettysburg Avenue North, New Hope with visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Interment Groveland Cemetery, Minnetonka. Memorials may be directed to the church. David Lee Funeral Home Wayzata 952-473-5577

Published on January 18, 2017


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