Betty Zane Sheer

Visitation

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

After 4:00 PM

Ohde Funeral Home

Bayard, Iowa

Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:30 AM

United Methodist Church

Bayard, Iowa

Officiating

Reverend Larry Monthei

Music

Amazing Grace?     In The Garden?

The Old Rugged Cross?

Martha Wolf, Organist

Bearers

Bettys Grandchildren and

 Great-grandchildren

Interment

Highland Township Cemetery

South of Bayard, Iowa

   Betty Zane, daughter of Robert and Edna (Pierce) Kinnick, was born June 8, 1922, on a farm west of Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa. She moved with her family to a farm near Glidden where she attended country school. They then purchased a farm south of Bayard where Betty completed her education, graduating from Bayard High School. Betty worked in a grocery store for a short time before her marriage. On November 1, 1942, Betty was united in marriage with Howard Sheer at Bethany, Missouri. When her husband quit working in Nebraska and South Dakota building electrical highlines, they farmed in the Bagley and Bayard area. After they retired from farming in 1987, they moved into Bayard. Betty and Howard took great pleasure in spending their winters in Texas. Betty was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bayard and the United Methodist Women, as well as the Rebekah Lodge. She enjoyed garage sales, auctions, and antique/junk stores. Betty enjoyed singing, fishing from a boat, gardening and cooking for her family and friends. She and her sister Gretchen spent time at the local nursing home sewing and mending for the residents. Above all, she had a special place in her heart for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

   After the death of her husband in 1993, Betty was able to remain in their home until mid-October 2008 when she became a resident of the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. She died there on Monday, December 1, 2008, at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 23 days.

   Preceding her in death are her parents; husband; brothers Burdette Kinnick and Lyle Kinnick; and sister Ila Jean Buhr.

   Betty is survived by her three children: Stephen Sheer and wife Cheryl of Bayard; Calvin Kelly? Sheer and wife Linda of Bayard and JoAnn Moses of Ankeny; five grandchildren: Mike Sheer and wife Tricia, Karen and husband Tracy Gotto, Morgan and husband Tony Maurth, Jason Sheer and wife Elaine and Robert Bobby? Moses; nine great-grandchildren: Gentry, Dakota and Rachel Sheer; Samantha, Tayonna and Tanner Gotto; Carson and Davis Maurth and William Sheer; sister Gretchen Vaughan of Bayard; other relatives and friends.