Elizabeth Matilda 'Betty' (Lagerveld) Bauer

Elizabeth Matilda "Betty" (Lagerveld) Bauer, 92, passed away, Wednesday, May 26, 2004 in Sagle.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint.

Betty was born on March 13, 1912, at home in Paterson, N.J., to Benjamin and Amanda (Lydecker) Lagerveld. She grew up attending Sunday school at the Union Reformed Church in Paterson. The lessons she learned there helped her throughout her life.

Her mother taught her to cook, knit, crochet, and embroider, and at age 13 her aunt taught her to tat.

In 1932 she moved to Colesville, N.J., where she attended the Methodist Church, taught Sunday school, and played the organ. Betty was married there in 1938. In 1957 she moved to Pequannock, N.J., where she served as an elder at the Pequannock Reform Church. After working 22 years as a cook for the state of New Jersey, Betty retired and moved to Sandpoint in 1972 to be closer to her family.

Betty was an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir, attending the Presbyterian Women's meetings, sewing circle, fellowship dinners, and using her talents to make quilts for the missions. She was a member of the Bonner General Hospital Auxiliary for 22 years, past president and treasurer of the AARP, attended the Sandpoint Senior Center, and as a member of the Westmond Grange won several blue ribbons for her handwork.

She is survived by a loving family, two sons, Brian (Eileen) Bauer of Sagle, and Warren (Marion) Bauer of Olympia, Wash.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Lynda Thurman of Worley; a brother, Maurice Lagerveld of Newfoundland, N.J.; two sister-in-laws, Nellie Lagerveld of Hawthorne, N.J., and Jeannette Lagerveld of Hopatcong, N.J.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Ronald George Bauer; and four brothers, Richard, Peter, Cornelius, and Alfred Lagerveld.

Betty requested memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 417 N. 4th Ave, Sandpoint, ID 83864, or to the charity of your choice.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Betty's memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her online guest book.