Elizabeth "Betty" Rose Hansen Weed's Obituary
Betty Weed, January 23, 1920 to October 27, 2015
Elizabeth Rose Hansen Weed was born Jan. 23, 1920 in Morrison IL to Soren Hansen and Lola Alldritt Hansen. She was their second daughter and her older sister’s name was Janet L. Hansen. Lola died just three years later and “Betty” was raised by Lola’s sister who was named Elizabeth also, but Betty called her “Auntie”. Betty lived with Auntie, Uncle Ralph Lane and their son, Russel, until Betty went to college at Cornell in Mount Vernon IA, worked in Chicago and married Stanley Edgar Weed on May 18th 1940 in Buffalo NY.
Betty and Stan moved to Tacoma WA in 1941 and had four children; Arlin (Stan), Kolet, Lucy and Tod. They raised their children in a little fixer-upper at 6905 S. Tyler St. on a quarter acre lot in Tacoma’s Manitou neighborhood where they taught their children their extensive do-it-yourself skills. They passed on their values of self-reliance, hard work and resilience through discipline and love. They took their family on hundreds of camping trips in a canvas tent and later in a tiny Field and Stream trailer. Betty was very active in PTA, was an excellent seamstress, knitted and crocheted, raised chickens, preserved home grown food and was very careful with a budget. She loved to dance.
Stan and Betty moved to Tacoma in 1941 and lived there until Stan died in 1999 and then Betty moved to Northaven in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle in 2002. She loved her little senior apartment, the wonderful community of friends that came with it and the independence she was able to maintain in her senior years. The social events and activities of the Northaven Community were a perfect complement to Betty’s love of friends, reading and crocheting.
Betty left behind 95 years of a busy, full, happy and amazing life of family, work, duty and fun, plus, four children, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Betty and Stan Weed are buried at Mountain View Tacoma in Lakewood WA.
Rest in Peace, Mom. Say hi to Dad. Love.
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