Elizabeth Anne 'Betty' (Vick) Thompson

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Thompson, Elizabeth Anne "Betty" (nee Vick) Betty Thompson, loving wife mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away on August 26, 2015. A North Dakota resident for most of her life, she was born August 16, 1920 and grew up the oldest of nine on a ranch in Banks. She taught one-room school and first grade before having children and was a Title reading teacher before retiring. During World War II, she worked for Boeing in Seattle with her sister Doris. Betty instilled a love of reading, cooking, sewing, knitting, traveling, and Scrabble playing in her daughters and grandchildren. Her parents Anne and George Arthur Vick and siblings Donald, Marion, Doris, Alan, and Jim predeceased her. She is survived by her loving husband of almost 69 years, Harvey; daughters Joan Thompson (Drew Hamre) and Margaret Appelgren (Randy); grandchildren Justin, Kristen Trippe (Ryan), Leah Johnson (Matt), Paul, and Claire; and two great-grand- children Wesley and Miles. She is also survived by her siblings Kenny (Ruth), Margaret (Dallas), and David (Joan), as well as many nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1 with visitation at the church at 10:00 a.m. and lunch to follow. The church is located at 600 Hopkins Crossroad, Minnetonka. Memorials preferred to Oak Knoll Lutheran. Our thanks to the excellent staff at Maple Grove Hospital and North Memorial Residential Hospice for their care and guidance in the final days of our mother's life. Gearty-Delmore 763-553-1411 gearty-delmore.com

Published on August 30, 2015