Betty V. Kremer

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Kremer, Betty V. Betty Viola Kremer, age 90, passed away July 12, 2014. Born November 17, 1923, in Denver, CO, Betty moved to Minneapolis with her parents, John and Lillian Cudworth in 1932. A 1941 graduate of Washburn HS, she attended the U of MN, receiving a BS in Business Administration in 1945. At the U, Betty a member of Chi Omega Sorority, served as chapter president, and later as chair of the sorority's House Corporation. On March 22, 1945, Betty became a WWII bride when she married her HS friend and U of MN sweetheart, Richard Edward Kremer (Dick), traveling to Texas, to be wed, before Dick shipped out for duty in the Pacific. Returning to finish her degree at the U, Betty also volunteered at Red Cross canteens during the War. After graduation, she worked for the Navy Ships Store in Pioneer Hall on campus. When Dick returned home from duty, she went to work for Gamble-Skogmo, where she managed product shipments to South and Central America. Due to Dick's employment in construction, Betty organized moving their growing family, sometimes annually, to various locations in NY and PA. The family settled in Edina in 1961. Shortly after, Betty began volunteering for the Republican Party, serving at the precinct, county, district and state levels. She played key roles in Clark MacGregor's US House campaigns and co-chaired Al Quie's Minnesota gubernatorial campaign volunteer efforts in the late '70s. A member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Betty served as president of the Knox Women's Association; elder and clerk of Session; a member of the Twin Cities Presbytery Governing Council; and chair of the Corporate Advisory Committee. She joined the Woman's Club of Minneapolis in later years and chaired the Godfrey House Committee. Betty moved with her husband to Friendship Village in 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years in 2010. She is survived by children: Richard Kremer, Jr. (Diane); Nancy Phillips (J. William Phillips); John Kremer (Rebecca); Mark Kremer (Lisa); P.J. Kremer (Richard Dennison); David Kremer; twelve grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Betty will be remembered by her church community for her dedication, organizational skills and keen intelligence, and by her family for her generous heart and abundant love. She will be missed. Visitation will be at Lakewood Memorial Chapel, Saturday, July 19, 1:30 PM, followed by a funeral service at 2:30 PM, and interment. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to: N.C. Little Hospice, 7019 Lynmar Lane, Edina, MN 55435-4122; and/or Godfrey House, c/o Woman's Club of Minneapolis, 410 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis, MN 55403-3225. Bakken-Young Hudson (715) 386-2402 bakken-young.com

Published on July 16, 2014