Betty JoAnn Obenland

1936 - 2003  (67 years)

• Name	Betty JoAnn Obenland  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	23 Feb 1936	Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate Place of Birth	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Associations	Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	Sherburn Assembly of God Worship Center
  Find A Grave Memorial Number	51698556
  Hobbies	needlework, crocheting, puzzles, playing Yahtzee and going camping.  [3]
  Name	Betty Jo Ann Obenlend  [5]
  Buried	2003	Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	Sherburn Cemetery; Lot 245, Section 2
  Died	26 Mar 2003	Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  _FUN	31 Mar 2003	Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	Sherburn Assembly of God Regional Worship Center; Rev Steven Nordyke officiating.
  Person ID	I4262	obenlandGenealogy
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Andrew DeVore
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace Nellie Obenland,   b. 27 Dec 1915, Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 2005, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	NEVER MARRIED
  Family ID	F1369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marlyn Carlson
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living Bursell
  Children	1. Living Bursell  [natural]   2. Living Bursell  [natural]   3. Living Bursell  [natural]   4. Living Bursell  [natural]
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F1167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Betty Joann Obenland Carlson
  		Sherburn Cemetery(1)

  
  

• Notes

  Betty's father was a married man named Andrew DeVore. His wife was sick so they hired Grace to be their housekeeper. Grace had two daughters out-of-wedlock with Mr. DeVore: Betty and Nellie Marie. Her obituary reads as follows: The funeral for Betty JoAnn (Mrs. Marlyn) Carlson of Sherburn, mother of Denise Martinson of Owatonna, was held Monday, March 31 at Sherburn Assembly of God Regional Worship Center in Sherburn. The Rev. Steven Nordyke officiated. Burial was at the Sherburn Cemetery. Mrs. Carlson died on Wednesday morning, March 26, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. She was 67. Betty Obenland was born on Feb. 23, 1936, in Danville, Ill., daughter of Andrew DeVore and Grace (Obenland) Houser. She received her education in Hoopston, Ill. On June 7, 1980, she married to Marlyn Carlson at Sherburn Assembly of God Church. After their marriage, they lived in Sherburn. Mrs. Carlson was a homemaker. She was employed at Univac in Jackson and later did daycare for various families in the Sherburn area. Mrs. Carlson was a member of the Sherburn Assembly of God Worship Center. She enjoyed her pets, dogs, Lucy and Lady, doing needlework, crocheting, puzzles, playing Yahtzee and going camping. Betty Carlson is survived by her husband, Maryln; nine daughters, Vicky (and Doug) Wilson of Powell, Wyo., Janice (and Gary) Metz of Mt. Horeb, Wis., Denise (and Gary) Martinson of Owatonna, Nellie (and David) Pratt of Tucson, Ariz., Brenda (and Jim) Harris, Avondale, Ariz., Marsha (and Bob) Boers, Tempe, Ariz., Sandy Carlson of Sherburn, Connie (and Rod) Hinz of Granada, Valerie (and Randy) Stafford of Wells; her mother, Grace Houser of Danville, Ill.; a sister, Nellie Murphy of Minneapolis; two half brothers and a half sister; 25 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and a nephew. Visitation was held Sunday, March 30 at the Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn, and an hour prior to the services at the church. The Owatonna People's Press Owatonna, MN 12 April 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S645] Nellie Marie Bursell Pratt Interview with Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, (Name: Date: 2009;;). [S598] Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Minnesota Department of Health, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Record for Denise Ray Bursell [S5327] Betty JoAnn Obenland Carlson Obituary, The Owatonna People's Press, (Name: B.E. Darby & Sons; Location: Owatonna, MN; Date: 12 April 2003;), received from Find A Grave contributor Betty Smith on 3 Jul 2017. Record for Betty JoAnn Carlson [S64] Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;), Database online. Record for Betty J Bursell [S598] Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Minnesota Department of Health, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Record for Nellie Marie Bursell