Funk, Betty P.

Betty P. Funk, 88, of Iowa City, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Atrium Village in Hills. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 1, at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tiffin, followed by a reception held at the Eagles Lodge in Iowa City at 11:30 a.m. Family and friends are all invited to share in this time of remembrance of Betty's life. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to Johnson County Humane Society or Iowa City Hospice.

Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at .

Betty Mae Potter was born Jan. 12, 1924, in Newhall, Iowa, the daughter of Lester and Emily (Sellers) Potter. She was raised in the Copi and Tiffin areas, where she attended Tiffin schools, a point she was most proud of! She married Cletus “Dave” Funk on March 11, 1944, in El Paso, Texas.

Betty had worked for Keith Wilson Hatchery, Kelly Cleaners and for over 25 years was employed by Procter & Gamble, retiring in 1984. She had been a member of the Moose, was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and for many, they knew Betty and Dave for their passion of square dancing, having been members of the Oceanwaves for many years. This was by far one of their favorite pastimes, especially when they were able to dance a polka! In years past, Betty's gardens were a point of much happiness; she enjoyed just being outside for any reason, tending to their horses or simply sitting by a camp fire. Another one of Betty's passions was for the care of animals, in fact she and Dave purchased the first Kevlar Vest for the Dogs of the Iowa City K-9 unit. She would support in many different ways anything to do with animal rights, stronger animal rights advocate would be hard to find!

Her family includes her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Kathy Funk of Riverside; grandchildren, Kari Schabilion and her husband, Abe of Riverside, David Funk and Megan Helle of Pocahontas; sister, Aleda Allison of Davenport; brothers, Dean Potter and his wife, Edith of Davenport and Dale Potter and his wife, Linda of Blue Grass; and numerous nieces, and nephews; and of course her feline companion, Kitty!

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dave; son, Terry; half brother, Raymond Smith; and brother, Ronald Potter; and sister, Gwendolyn Garlock.

Betty's family would like to thank all at Iowa City Hospice and Hills Atrium Village for their extraordinary care of our mother and grandma, we will always cherish all that you have done!

Published in The Gazette May 30, 2012.