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Monday, May 19, 2014
Vonderau, Betty J.
Betty J. Vonderau, 86, of Noblesville, Ind., passed away Monday, July 8, 2013, at Riverwalk Village Nursing Home in Noblesville. She was born Jan. 3, 1927, to John and Bess (Hinshaw) Alvey in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Betty worked as a homemaker.
She is survived by daughter, Linda (Roger) Knutson; two grandchildren, Trish (Tom) Crist and Stephanie (Willie) Baker; stepgranddaughter, Lindsay (Sam) Rave; three great-grandchildren, Rose and Cami Crist and Mason Baker-Rivera; stepgreat-granddaughter, Reese Rave; and sisters, Janice Adang and Susan Mills.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, John M. Vonderau; two brothers; and a sister.
Burial will be at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Fort Wayne.
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Published in The Gazette July 9, 2013.