Betty Kerkhoff

Visitation After 3:00 PMTuesday, August 14, 2007 Ohde Funeral Home Manning, Iowa

There is a rosary at 4:00 PM and Prayer Service at 7:30 PM as well on Tuesday evening.

Mass of Christian Burial WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 200710:00 AM SACRED HEART CHURCH, TEMPLETON, IOWA

REVEREND DALE REIFF, CELEBRANT

Lector JEANNE KERKHOFF

Mass Servers ASA & DAYTON HOFFMAN

Eucharistic Ministers RICK HOFFMAN & DAN HACKFORT

Gift Bearers ~ Bettys Granddaughters GINA CARROLL       BETH HACKFORT KATIE SQUIBB       KELLI BECKENDORF

MUSIC HERE I AM LORD?BE NOT AFRAID? ON EAGLES WINGS?ON THIS DAY, OH BEAUTIFUL MOTHER?HOW GREAT THOU ART? SACRED HEART MENS CHOIRLEONETTE IRLBECK, ORGANIST

Casket Bearers ~ Bettys Grandsons NICHOLAS HOFFMAN    STEPHEN HOFFMAN ERIC KERKHOFF    ALAN KERKHOFF BRAD HACKFORT    MATT HACKFORT BEN HACKFORT     TODD HACKFORT CODY GEHLING    CLINT GEHLING JAROD GRUHN            LANCE GRUHN

Interment SACRED HEART CEMETERYTEMPLETON, IOWA

    Elizabeth L. Betty?, daughter of William and Elsie (Kettmann) Kalkhoff, was born January 22, 1934. The family lived on a farm west of Templeton and Betty graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Templeton. She worked for a time at Kaus Grocery Store in Templeton.     On September 8, 1956, Betty was united in marriage with Earl Kerkhoff at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Six children were born to this union and the family resided on a farm northwest of Templeton. Betty was a homemaker and busy farm wife. The couple semi-retired and moved to Templeton in 1987. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006.     Betty was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Templeton and was active in the Ladies Guild and Templeton Senior Citizens. She enjoyed playing cards and chatting over coffee with friends. Above all, Betty loved family visits and spending time with her grandchildren.     After a battle with cancer, Betty died on Sunday, August 12, 2007, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center in Manning, Iowa, at the age of 73 years, 6 months and 3 weeks.     Betty was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter Mary Ann Kerkhoff.     She is survived by her husband Earl Kerkhoff of Templeton; six children: Marilyn and husband Rick Hoffman of Carroll; John Kerkhoff and wife Karen of Templeton; Janice and husband Dan Hackfort of Carroll; Rose Gehling of Templeton; Jeanne and husband Dwight Gruhn of Manning; and Julia Kerkhoff of West Des Moines; 16 grandchildren: Nicholas Hoffman; Stephen Hoffman; Eric and wife Jeanne Kerkhoff; Alan Kerkhoff; Gina and husband Jeremy Carroll; Brad Hackfort, Matt Hackfort and wife Stephanie; Beth Hackfort; Ben Hackfort; Todd Hackfort; Katie and husband Brandon Squibb; Cody Gehling; Clint Gehling; Kelli and husband Trevor Beckendorf; Jarod Gruhn; and Lance Gruhn; five great-grandchildren; brother Edwin Kalkhoff and wife Cathy of Manning; sisters-in-law Phyllis Muhlbauer of Manilla and Evelyn Kerkhoff of Templeton; brother-in-law Ted Meiners of Carroll; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.