Lorraine "Laurie" V. Betzold

Hi Mom. I can’t believe you have been gone now for 3 years. We all miss you so much. Have alot of questions I wish you could answer. It was pretty nice out today..we would have gone for a walk. I hope your doing fine. Tell Dad Hi…I will be over again soon. Love and Miss you VERY MUCH!!!…11-20-12

Hi Mom….sorry but happy belated birthday!!!!!!!!!….Computer wouldn’t get internet. Love and miss you so much.. pretty chilly out though sure wouldn’t have gone on a walk today… Well Happy 83rd and 1 day birthday!!! Love and miss you!

Hi Mom, Happy Anniversary!! Figured you thought we forgot but we didn’t. Hope you and Dad are having fun, sure wish we could be together. Love and miss you very much…talk to you tomorrow!! 10-11-12

Happy 4th of July Mom!! Wish you were here…it is 94 above right now. Fallow and I had fun at the parade this morning…now going to the fireworks tonight. Hope your looking down at us!!! Love and miss you!!

Hi Mom, I can’t believe you have been gone now for 2 years, 7 months, and 3 days. I sure wish you were here, There have been alot of nice days that I wish I could bring you for walks. I hope you like your flowers. My garden is doing good, except for the radishes….plan on making your lettuce salad soon, I’m sure it won’t be as good as yours but I will try. Love and miss you very much!!!!…6-23-12

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!!!..Sorry I didn’t bring you any flowers but will be bringing you some for Memorial Day so you and Dad can share them. Love and miss you very much!… Do you like what Fallow got me. It is pretty cool!…Will be over with flowers soon. Tell Dad HI!!!

Hi Mom, you have been gone now for 2 years and 5 months. I sure wish I could talk to you in person, I miss you so much!!! Love and miss both you guys. Will be over soon with flowers. Hopefully it will warm up again so I can bring them. Love you!!!

Happy Easter Mom!! Love and miss you very much. We all had a nice day. I will be over soon.

Hi Mom. Sure can’t believe you have been gone for 2 years and 4 months already. We sure miss you! Had our first thunderstorm last night. That was weird for March. I will be over soon with flowers. Love and miss you very much!!

Two years three months and one day you have been gone from us now. It sure doesn’t get easier not seeing you every day. Had alot of snow coming down last night..not sure how much. Love and miss you very much.

Happy Valentine’s Day Mom! We all miss you very much! Hope you and Dad are having a good day! Love you!

Hi again Mom, Can’t believe you have been gone now for 2 years and 2 months. I really miss you so much. It has been really cold the past few days, all fine here though. Birds are really looking for food to eat…have all 3 feeders out with suit…love and miss you very much. Will be over soon….love you.

Hi Mom Happy New Year. I sure miss you guys very much! It’s very cold outside today. Been looking at a Gurney magazine though so that makes me feel warmer, lol. Love and miss you !!!!

Hi Mom Merry Christmas. Can’t believe you have been gone now for over two years. Love and miss you very much!!

Hi Mom,Happy Thanksgiving yesterday, sorry was gonna write but we were putting up decorations outside then ate supper…have to be to work at 4:30 so up early. Love you and miss you very much!Happy Thanksgiving.

Hi Mom, I can’t believe you have been gone for 2 years already. I miss you so much!! Fallow sold Heartbeat today. Will kinda miss that ole’ truck I guess, alot of memories of that thing. Remember how proud of it he was. Oh well, you liked his new one better anyway. Well tell Dad, love and miss you very much!!!

Hi Mom. Sorry I’m late,,,been busy getting yard work done for winter. You know how it goes. I can’t believe you have been gone for 1 year 11 months and 2 days. I miss you very much. It would have been a good day for a walk today…got up to 60 today. Guess it was a Grandkids weekend..lol…Everyone here to see Cody…then Halloween with Hunter at Lk. George,,then Lucas in Foley for football…..they sure know how to keep us busy. Wish you were here to see them too.. Love you ..will see you soon!!

Happy Birthday Mom!!! Sorry I didn’t come see you but it was raining when I got off work. I will be over soon though! I sure do miss you!!! Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Anniversary!!…Sure wish you were here to go for a walk. It’s beautiful outside. Will be over tomorrow. Love and miss you!

Hi Mom. Sorry I missed yesterday. You have been gone now for 1 year 10 months and 1 day. I sure wish you were here. Started vacation today. Will come tell you about it when I can. Love and miss you both dearly! Talk to you soon.

Hi Mom sorry I missed yesterday…computer was wackooo….You have been gone now for 1 year 9 months and 1 day. You are missed so much every day. Your flowers still look good…must have learned that from you!!…Love and miss you very much!!

Hi Mom. You can’t believe how much I miss you guys. You have been gone for 1 year and 8 months. I know we would not have gone for the walks like we did cause with 109 degrees outside with the humidity it is mighthy hot out there. I will come tomorrow to make sure your flowers are ok….Love and Miss You Both so very much…oohh yeah… Hunter had tubes put in his ears today..doing good though. He is a tough one!!!…Love you!!!

Happy 4th of July!!! The fireworks were real good this year…I thought of you guys looking down at them as we were looking up at them. Will be over tomorrow to water your flowers. Love and Miss You!!!

Hi Mom, I can’t believe you have been gone for 1 year and 7 months already. I hope you like your flowers, we have the same thing here and they look really nice, your does too every time I come to water them. I love and miss you so much. I will be over again soon but with all the rain I’m sure your flowers are fine.. See you soon!!!

Hi mom….happy memorial day…I have so many happy memories of you and dad….I am so glad that I have so many of you guys the last years you were here. We all miss you guys so much. Hope you like your flowers!!!!! Love and miss you!!

Hi Mom. I sure do miss you!!! And Dad!!! I have been trying to make a flower garden…I wish I had your Poppies that use to bloom on my birthday every year…oh well. One year and 6 months you left us. Sure wish you were here!!! Please keep Fallow safe…I worry about him on that bike!! Wish I could ask you about these flowers!! But I know you will help me. Love and miss you guys very much!! Love Robbie.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom! We miss you so much! Sure wish you were here. I will be over soon. Love and Miss you both!!

Happy Easter Mom! We put up a whole bunch of bird houses today that Terry made. Sure hope we get some birds to go in them. We all really miss you guys! Happy Easter!

Hi mom. You have been gone now for 1 year and 5 months. Sure do miss you. Wouldn’t have gone for many walks though, it even snowed today!! You and Dad have to watch out now for Fallow…keep him safe please!!!!! Sure wish you both were here. Love and miss you so very much. Will be over again soon. Love you!

Hi again Mom…sorry I forgot to wish you a Happy Spring….today is the first day of spring. Tell Dad too. Love you both!!

Good morning Mom. The robin’s are here! I saw the first one on Thursday but heard the first one on Monday. One year and 4 months already gone by since you were here. We all miss and love you very much!

Hi Mom, Wow it’s like a blizzard out there. Was suppose to be over by now but has just started. Guess I have to get the snowblower going in the morning, good thing I don’t work. Love and miss you so much, can’t believe you have been gone for over a year and 3 months. Tell Dad the all-star game is on. Fallow and Terry and I watched it last night…hope to come see you guys after the storm….love and miss you both so much.

Happy Valentine’s Day 2011 Mom! Sure wish you were here. We had a very nice day. Love and miss you!!

Another month has passed mom and I still miss you and dad so much!!! One year and two months without you is still hard. Will be over as soon as it warms up…not like tonight…it’s already 10 below. Love you and Miss you!!

I think I missed it by a minute or two but happy 1-11-11

Happy New Year Mom! We all miss you very much. Love you forever!

Merry Christmas Mom! Love and Miss you very much. Hope you like your wreath.

Hi Mom. Still can’t believe you have been gone 1 year and 1 month. It’s a bad snowstorm today. Tell Dad the Vikes are playing Chicago OUTSIDE tonight at TCF back stadioum because of the roof ripping at the dome the last snowstorm. Love and Miss You !!!

Happy Thanksgiving Mom and Grandma and Great Grandma, we sure miss you!! What was up with the cattail????..That was pretty cool..wish I was here to see that one..Fallow and Terry still can’t get over it. Love and Miss you!!

Hi Mom, You will never know how much you are missed cause you are already gone. But you will never be gone in our minds, body, or thoughts. You have been gone for one year and we all wish you were still here. We all love and miss you soooooooo much. Will be over to see you soon.

Another long month gone by since you left us 11 months ago. Love and miss you!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!! We all miss you so much!! Been beautiful outside! Cleaned all my carrots yesterday, had a huge bowl full! Will be over to see you and dad soon. Miss you! Happy 81st Birthday!!

Happy Anniversary!! Wish you were here!!

We all miss you guys so much. 10 months is a long time!! Alot of Robin’s here today guess fall is coming fast! Love and miss you both!

Can not believe you have been gone for 9 months already. We sure all missed you at Fawn and Ryan’s wedding! We knew you and Dad were both there. Love & Miss You both soooooo much!

Hi Mom, thought about you all day..it’s been 8 months since you left us. We miss you so much!!! I will come visit you and Dad soon. Love and miss you both!!

Happy 4th of July to you and Dad….hope you guys have alot of fireworks!!! We had a blast watching them tonight!!! Love you both!!!

Hi Mom…it’s Fathers day so won’t tell you happy fathers day….funny I know…love and miss you guys so much…can’t believe 7 months have gone by since you were here last. Miss you so much!!!! Love You!!!

Hi mom Sure hope you like your flowers!!

Another month has passed since you left us. 6 months without you in it is still so hard. We all love and miss you so very much!!!!

Happy Mother’s Day Mom, Grama, and Great Grama, We all missed you so much today. Glad you were with Dad though..Hope you had a great Mom’s Day~~ Love you always!!!!

Wow did you guys see the fox when I left you??..That was beautiful!There were at least 5 baby fox with the mom,,,I told them to come visit you guys…love you!!!

I can’t believe it’s already been 5 months that you’ve been gone. We would have gone for a nice long walk today if you were still here cause it’s beautiful outside. Tell Dad I planted potatoes yesterday. Love and miss you both!!!

Wow time flies…didn’t even realize that it was Hunters birthday also when I wrote to you. You knew it though. Dad has been gone 2 years and you almost 5 months. Sure hope you two are getting along lol…love and miss you both soooooo much. Love You!!!!!

Happy Easter Mom and Dad. Hope you liked the Easter Lilly. Sure do miss you more and more every day!!! I do think of you so many times during the day as you know. Love and miss you. Happy Easter!!!!!

Can’t believe you have been gone for 4 months already Mom. Sure miss bringing you for walks, it sure has been nice out. Saw the first Robin’s yesterday!! Love and miss you and Dad very very much!!!

3 months ago we lost you…but you are found in our hearts forever! We love and miss you so much!!!

Happy Valentine’s Day Mom and Dad. We all love and miss you very much!!

The past two months have been the longest months I have ever gone through…We all miss you and Dad so much, not a day goes by without you guys in it. Sure wish you were here. Love and Miss you both SO MUCH!!!!P.S. Hunter has his first tooth!!!

Happy New Year Mom and Dad. Miss you guys more and more every day, sure wish you were here!!! Love You!!

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad!!!

Merry Christmas Mom & Dad. We all miss you both so much and wish you were both here! Christmas just isn’t the same. Love You So Much! Merry Christmas!!

Hi Mom…I can’t believe you have been gone one month today. We all miss our walks and talks and the Sunday socials. Wish you were here! Am sure you and Dad are having a nice time together. Love and Miss you both SO MUCH!!!!

To the Betzold Family, I have found memories of your Mother and the few times I met some of you. May our Lord be with you all and bring you peace. I am sorry that I can not be there at this time but my prayers will be with you all.
Mrs Harlan C. Ganz (Bud)

I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH MOM!!!!!

I had just arrived at Zenkoji – a buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan – when I heard the news about Grandma 6,000 miles away as the crow flies. I hung up the phone, stepped into the great hall and said a prayer for my Grandmother.

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so sorry for the loss of my grandma..my thoughts are with the family