Alice E. ’Betty’ Edwards

Betty Edwards, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Edwards was born on January 21, 1921 to Nils Axel Theodore and Anna Charlotte Thorell Tall in rural Hawley, MN. Her father died when she was four years old. The family moved to Moorhead in 1926 when she was five. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1938. Betty then worked for the Moorhead School District until 1948. After working for the Moorhead School District she began working in the hotel business. She worked for a short while at the F-M Hotel, eleven years at Oak Manor and later retired from the Holiday Inn in 1996, after 24 years. During the years of 1956 and 1960, Betty spent five years living in California and Arizona. Betty really enjoyed her work and her church. Betty has been a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church since she was seven years of age. She was a charter member of Bethesda's Women's Golf League and was a member of Bethesda's Choir for more than 75 years.She is survived by one nephew, Dave Char Andersen of Moorhead, MN; one niece Jane Mark Dohn of Barnesville, MN; one brother-in-law, Kenneth Andersen of Moorhead; seven great nieces and nephews; and 9 great-great nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Harold Tall; and two sisters, Florence Stenerson and Hazel Andersen.In lieu of flowers, memorial are preferred to Hospice of the Red River Valley or Bethesda Lutheran Church Senior Choir.