Anna Barbara Burica Bettin

Anna Barbara Burica Bettin, 87, of Nebish, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Blackduck Good Samaritan Society.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Nebish, with the Rev. Louis Buitron officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Nebish. Arrangements are with the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Bemidji, Minn.

Honorary bearers will be Tim Motherway, Nick Anderson, John Anderson, Jim Anderson and Jason Thompson.

Urn bearers will be Junior Bettin and James Bettin.

She was born Nov. 13, 1922, to Nicholas and Margaret (Mistic) Burica in Chicago, Ill. She attended school at St. Jerome’s Catholic School in Chicago and then moved to Nebish where she attended Nebish School and graduated from Bemidji High School in 1940. After high school, she returned to Chicago and worked for Western Electric where she met her husband. She married James Bettin Sr. Oct. 26, 1946, at St. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church in Nebish. She lived in Nebish all of her life. She worked as a cook at Nebish School, Coachman Café, Bess’ Supper Club in Tenstrike and Tap A Keg in Kelliher. She enjoyed cooking, canning, crocheting, knitting and quilt making. They enjoyed traveling to Texas and Arizona.

She is survived by her daughter, Bernadette (Tim) Motherway of Crookston, Minn., and son, James “Jr.” Bettin of Nebish; one grandson; a daughter-in-law; sister, Betty Jane (Red) Anderson of Maple Grove, Minn., and nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Mary Sorini.

Online guestbook at www.olsonschwartzfuneralhome.com