Elizabeth ‘Betty’ May

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ May,

93, Minot, died Tuesday,

April 10, 2018 in a Minot

nursing home.

Elizabeth was born No-

vember 3, 1924 in Roches-

ter, NY to Nicholas and

Elizabeth (Wagner) Born.

She grew up in the com-

munity of Hilton, NY,

where she received her

education. Betty graduat-

ed from Hilton High

School in 1942.

In the spring of 1942,

she began a job at East-

man Kodak Company in

Rochester, NY, where she

worked for nearly five

years as a lens technician.

During this time, Betty be-

gan to correspond with

her cousin, Marty, who

was stationed overseas in

the Army. She also began

to exchange letters with

his friend, Lynn May,

who was also serving

overseas. She and Lynn

were married on February

23, 1946 in Rochester,

New York. They moved to

Mohall, ND in 1946 and

made their home on the

May family farm in Clay

Township of Renville

County, where they raised

their seven daughters.

After thirty-three years on

the farm, they retired in

1979 and moved into

Minot. They became

residents of the Minot

Edgewood Vista Com-

munity in 2006. After

sixty-six years of marriage

Lynn passed away on De-

cember 28, 2012.

Betty was a member of

the Mohall Methodist

Church, serving as a

youth leader and also

with the ladies aid of the

church. She was also a

member of the Clay

Center Homemaker’s

Club.

Betty enjoyed knitting,

always had time to read

and was an accomplished

accordion player. She was

also an avid bowler and

had received many trophy

pins for her high scores.

Betty was an excellent

storyteller and loved to

share memories and

stories with family and

friends. She was the last

living member of her gen-

eration of the May family.

Betty will be deeply

missed by all who shared

in her life.

Betty is survived by:

her daughters, Nancy

(James) Buttke, Sierra Vis-

ta, AZ, Barb (Gordon)

Besse, Devils Lake, ND,

Mary Carter, Mandan, ND,

Kathy Koenig, West Fargo,

ND, Patricia Hrichena and

Priscilla May, both of

Minot, ND; son-in-law,

Steve Hallingstad, Hot

Springs, SD; nine

grandchildren; four

great-grandchildren along

with several nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Betty was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband, daughter, Carol

Hallingstad and

son-in-law, Dennis Carter.

Celebration of Life Ser-

vice: Saturday, April 28,

2018 at 10:30 a.m. in

Bethel Free Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Friday, April

27th from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

in the Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to the Salvation Army.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories are

invited to use the expres-

sions of sympathy section

at www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.