Betty Ordane (Hovden) Holmquist, 88, Kasson

Betty passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Hubert, North Carolina.  She was surrounded by friends, with her dog by her side.
Betty was born Sept. 7, 1927 to Kermit and Edith Hovden in Ridgeway, Iowa, the oldest of four children.  She graduated from high school in Spring Valley in 1946. 
She worked at the Hormel Meat Plant in Austin, where she met her husband Willard E. (Bill) Holmquist.  They were married in July 1951.  They had two children, Pamela (deceased) and Michelle (Shelly), retired 1st Sgt., USMC, current owner of Medals to Honor, Inc. in Hubert, North Carolina.
Betty worked for many years as an employee and manager of the Broadway Café.  She also bartended at the Union Club.   Bill and Betty moved to Kasson in 1971 where they owned and operated The Village Inn Restaurant, until retiring 20 years later.  
She was preceded in death by her husband (Bill); one daughter (Pam); brother Buddy and his wife Gwenlyn; sister (Patricia Egglaston (Smitty); stepson (Gary Holmquist) and grandson (Tadd); niece Sonja Hovden; nephews Terry Turbenson, Kermit and Robin Hovden.
Betty is survived by her daughter Michelle (Shelly) Holmquist of Hubert North Carolina, sister Dana (Hovden) Loy of Rochester; step daughter Jody (Holmquist) Nygaard and husband Tom of Albert Lea; stepson Steve Holmquist and wife Sue (Osmundson) of St. Cloud; step daughter Mary (Hunter) Holmquist of Lolo, Montana; sister-in-law Carol (Holmquist) Baumgartner of St. Paul. Betty has an extended family of numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren, all whom she loved deeply.
The celebration of Betty’s, long and loved filled, life will take place on May 9 at 5 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson.  Pastor Dana O’Brien will be officiating.  Burial will directly follow at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kasson.  A reception will follow immediately at the Mantorville Saloon.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s / Dementia Research Foundation.