Sioux Falls: Betty Livingston, 79, passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Betty was born and raised in Havana, N.D., with loving parents and three brothers. She met Howard, the love of her life, in Britton and married him on Oct. 16, 1954. Through good times and through bad, their love and commitment for each other endured. Together they raised their five children and impacted many lives for the better. Howard passed away on Sept. 14, 2011, and has no doubt been waiting impatiently for his precious Betty to return to him.
Betty worked hard keeping a home, raising her children and helping to make a living during her life time. Her most enduring and favored jobs were at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall and as a home health aide for several years following that in Yankton. She had a special and gentle way of caring for those in need whether at work or in her personal life.
Betty was full of love and shared it freely. Her biggest loves were her husband, children and grandchildren and her special friends. Her favorite pastimes were doing anything with her grandchildren, fishing, listening to music and sharing her faith in God and the hope of recovery through fellowship in Al-anon. She loved the years she and Howard were able to live on North Buffalo Lake during their retirement.
Grateful for having shared her life are her children: Barbara (Jim) Mettler of Britton, Dean Livingston of Yankton, Kent (Rose) Livingston of Tyndall, Bob (Becky) Livingston of Sioux Falls and Cindy (Tim) Matson of Hartford; and her siblings: Loren (Mary Jean) Hanson of Rosemont, Minn., Roger (Kaye) Hanson of Albert Lea, Minn., and Diane (Jerry, deceased) Hanson of Pierpont. Betty had eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Britton Cemetery.
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