Ida A. (Betty) Smith

Ida A. (Betty) Smith passed away peacefully in her sleep on 18 February 2007.
Betty was born on July 7, 1921, in Lakeside, Nebraska, the eldest of seven children born to Ida Eugenia Sandoz and Albert Emil Ohlsen.
On January 23, 1946, Betty and her sister Clara traveled to Oberlin, Kansas, to marry their sweethearts who had recently returned from the war. These two couples remained close through the years. Betty and Raymond Wilbur Smith were the parents of a daughter, Peggy Smith (Lee) Johnson, Logan, Utah; and a son, Raymond William (Diane Simmons) Smith, Cedar City, Utah. After 11 years of wedded bliss, her husband passed away of cancer on 13 February 1957.
Betty lived in North Platte, Nebraska, for many years. She moved her family to River Heights, Utah, in the fall of 1965 and worked as a secretary in the Department of Soil Science and Biometeorology at Utah State University for 12 years until her retirement at the age of 67.
Betty enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life: genealogy, tole painting, counted cross-stitch, crocheting, cooking, sewing, and gardening to name a few. She held many positions in her church and was always faithful in her callings. But, her family and friends were her first love; her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and close friends all benefitted from her unfailing and unconditional love.
She is survived by her two children, six grandchildren: Terri Jacobs, Amanda (Clark) Krause, Colleen Hewitt, Rebecca (Erik) Jorgensen, Jonathan (Shannon) Smith, and Kathryn Smith, eight great grandchildren, a sister Nancy (Edward) Pate, a brother Dean (Kim) Ohlsen, a brother-in-law Ben Lee, a sister-in-law Ruth Ohlsen, many nieces and nephews, and many close friends. She was preceded in death by her husband and his siblings (except for his brother Phil Smith), her parents, two sisters: Clara Lee & Helen Schoonover, two brothers: William Ohlsen and Neil Ohlsen, a niece and three nephews.
Due to failing heath, Betty moved to the Logan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in May 2004. Her family wishes to express their appreciation and gratitude to the staff and residents of LNRC for the care, love, and friendship given to her. She felt very loved.
A viewing will be held at Allen-Hall Mortuary at 6:00 PM on 20 February 2007. She will be buried in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net