Betty Dankert

BETTY DANKERT

Cedar Rapids

Betty Jean Dankert, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Surviving are her children, Evelyn (Roger) Prasil of Cedar Rapids, Gerald Dankert of Des Moines and Wendy (Bob) Bucklin of Marion; grandchildren, Lorrie Prasil-Holcomb, Wade (Kris) Prasil and

Somer (Jeff) Sherwood-White; great-grandchildren, Ben Holcomb, Abbi Holcomb and Oliver Sherwood; stepgrand-children, Max (Cathy) Bucklin and Mindi Bucklin; stepgreat-grandchildren, Ashley and Brandon Donagan and Rylie and Gabe Bucklin; sisters, June (Chuck) Swallom of Guttenburg and Rose Perkins of Camden, Ala.; uncle, Kenneth (Delores) Wilkins; stepsister, Dorothy Heins; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Dankert; parents, Roy and Carlotte (Wilkins) Brown; stepfather, Louis Wagner; in-laws, Jack Perkins, Lee and Lana Dankert, Willard and Pearl Dankert, Boyd and Mildred Dankert, Richard Dankert, Wilma Huston and Jane Thompson; and three stepsisters.

Betty was born May 15, 1927, the daughter of Roy and Charlotte (Wilkins) Brown, in Arlington, Iowa. She grew up in Luana. On June 2, 1946, she married Kenneth Dankert. Betty was a member of Luana Methodist Church and attended Salem E.U.B.

She greatly enjoyed camping, fishing, bowling and gardening.

She loved to decorate cakes, sew and crochet. Betty also enjoyed bird-watching, reading, watching movies and collecting frogs.

Her greatest love in life was her family. They were very important to her and she will be greatly missed by all.

Memorials may be directed to the family in Betty's memory.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.