Betty N. Repp's Obituary
Betty Noble Repp
On March 29, Betty Repp died comfortably at her home of 60 years in the North End. She was 91. Born in Boise, Idaho, she spent her childhood in Portland, Oregon. In the early 1930s, her family moved to Tacoma where she graduated from Stadium High School and the University of Puget Sound, (then College of Puget Sound). Betty was president of her sorority and treasurer of her senior class. Her first teaching job was in Cowiche, Washington where she met Harry Repp at a dance. They were married New Year's Eve 1943 and moved to Seattle. In 1949, they moved with their two daughters into their North End home. A wizard with needle and thread, Betty made clothes for herself, children, and even sport coats for Harry. She taught sewing at Bates Vocational School and donated many hand-sewn items to charities. She played bridge regularly with friends she had known since college and was an active member of Fircrest Golf Club and Mason United Methodist Church. Betty traveled all over the world with Harry. After his death in 1998, she became good friends with Bernard Blake of Lakewood. Betty welcomed her many friends to her home, treated them to homemade cookies, and introduced them to her succession of well-loved cats. In her last years, she was kindly cared for by Barb McKay, Cindy Hardwick, Jennifer Too, and Stephanie Hall. Betty is survived by daughters Susan Repp of Tacoma and Nancy Lemke of Bonita, California. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 5, at 3PM at Mason United Methodist Church, 2710 N. Madison, Tacoma. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Franciscan Hospice Foundation, PO Box 1502, Tacoma, WA 98401, or Mason United Methodist Church, 2710 N. Madison, Tacoma, WA 98407.
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