Betty L. Seifert, age
95, of Auburn passed away surrounded by her family on Monday,
November 18, 2019
at Auburn Village in Auburn.
Mrs. Seifert was born on October 14, 1924 in
Scotts Township,
Steuben County, Indiana to Paul and Maggie (Hassett)
Crawford. She was a
1942 graduate of Fremont High School.
She married Howard “Hobby” J. Seifert on December
18, 1947 in
Garrett. The couple celebrated their 53rd wedding
anniversary in 2000. He preceded her in death on May 3,
2001.
Betty worked at several different companies
during her working
career including a dentist and doctor’s offices. Betty
loved spending
time with her family. Prior to retiring, Betty and her
husband moved to
Ball Lake where they had many memories of the wonderful times
shared with
family and friends. She enjoyed watching tennis, football,
college
basketball and golf. She loved to decorate for the
holidays, she was an
avid reader, enjoyed knitting and working with flowers.
Survivors Include:
Daughter and son-in-law; Cheri and Mark Johnson
of Auburn.
Daughter and son-in-law; Debbie and Dave Rose of
Huntington.
5 grandchildren and their spouses; Stacy and Ryan
Shambaugh of
Auburn, Jennifer and Jason Gilpin of Auburn, Steve Johnson of
Golden Valley,
Minnesota, Stephanie and Kyle Ludy of Indianapolis and
Heidi Rose of Fort
Wayne.
9 great grandchildren; Nathan Grile of Auburn,
Emma Anderson of
Kendallville, Michael Anderson of Garrett, Gavin Gilpin and
Blake Gilpin of
Auburn, Austin Ludy and Kayla Ludy of Indianapolis and Kelsey
Fausnaugh and
Kendra Fausnaugh of Fort Wayne.
Brother; Jerry Crawford of Fremont.
Brother and sister-in-law; Rodney and Vicki
Crawford of Coldwater,
Michigan.
Sister; Noreta Lahrman of Fremont.
Sister; Judy Brown of Coldwater, Michigan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her
husband; Hobby
Seifert, and 3 brothers; Ed Crawford, Dickie Crawford and John
Crawford.
Visitation will
be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at
the Feller and
Clark Funeral Home, 875 South Wayne Street in Waterloo.
Additional
visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service from
10:00 to 11:00
AM.
Funeral services will
be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM the Feller and
Clark Funeral
Home in Waterloo.
Burial will
take place at Lakeside Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorial donations
may be directed to the restoration of the Eckhart Public
Library, 603 South
Jackson Street, Auburn, Indiana 46706 or the DeKalb County
Humane Shelter, 5221
US 6, Butler, Indiana 46721.
Feller & Clark Funeral Home
November 18, 2019
Submitted By: Jim Cox
nyclvr2012@gmail.com