Betty Schroller Wassenberg

Betty M. Schroller Wassenberg, 80, died January 29, 2015 at the Syracuse Hospital in Syracuse, NE. Visitation was Sunday, February 1, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A rosary service was held at 9:50 a.m., Monday, February 2 at St. Gregory's Catholic Church prior to the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Father Jim Shaughnessy officiated. The musicians were Rosemary Forst and Paula Landoll-Smith. Music included “Amazing Grace”, “Taste and See”, “Behold the Lamb”, “On Eagles Wings” and “How Great Thou Art”. The pallbearers were Kyle Wassenberg, Dane Wright, Cody Brown, Joey Ellenbecker, Marty Meyers and Matt Malony. Burial was in the Oketo Cemetery. Betty was born May 30, 1934 at Oketo to Frank and Katie (Gibson) Schroller. She was a high school graduate and worked for the Selective Service in Marysville for twenty years. She married Paul Wassenberg. From 1973 to 1994, Betty owned and ran a resort in Spencer Heights, CO. She moved to Unadilla, NE and ran a liquor store, Little Red Bottle, until 2012. Betty enjoyed quilting and cooking and being with family. Survivors include her sons, Rick (Arliss) Wassenberg, Unadilla, NE, Frank (Carey) Wassenberg, Severance, CO, and Jed (Connie) Wassenberg, Windsor, CO; daughter, Margo Brown, Fort Collins, CO; sisters, Opal Meyers Holle, Olathe, KS, and Donna (Dan) Tvrdy, Lincoln, NE; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Wassenberg; and a grandson, Nick. A memorial fund has been established and will be designated later by the family. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Betty Schroller Wassenberg, please visit our flower store.