Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Beach
November 21, 1928 ~ December 24, 2025
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Beach age 97 of New Hampton died Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at the Shell Rock Care Center.
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2025 at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton with Mary Ann Diesburg (Congregational United Church of Christ) presiding.
Friends may greet the family two hours prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
641-394-4334.
Elizabeth Ann (Maurer) “Betty” Beach was born on Wednesday, November 21, 1928, at 9:19 a.m. in New Hampton, Iowa, the eldest of three children born to Stephen Alwin Maurer and Elizabeth Nelsdatter (Eide) Maurer. She was baptized on March 24, 1929, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in New Hampton.
In 1931, the family moved to Tripoli, Iowa, where her father worked as a linotype operator at the Tripoli Leader. It was there that Betty grew up and attended school. She was married to William Everett Beach at Cresco, Iowa, prior to his induction into the U.S. Army, where he served in World War II. Together, they were the parents of seven children. The couple were crop and livestock farmers and raised their family in Jackson Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
Betty’s family and faith were most important to her, and she was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was a devoted member of the New Hampton United Church of Christ for 75 years. She also volunteered her time as a staff member at the Carnegie Museum in New Hampton and took great pride in her Norwegian heritage.
William passed away on September 12, 1977. Betty continued living on the acreage until the age of 95. Over the years, she worked in downtown New Hampton at ReadWell Books, Manson Shoes, and later retired in 2010 from Little House of Bargains. She loved hosting family meals on the farm, gardening, reading, socializing with her clubs, and finding treasured collectibles.
Betty was a member of the Red Hat Club, the Red Wing Collectors Society, and was the last surviving member of the Jacksonville Happy Homemakers. She had also been a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. She was a faithful Christian throughout her life.
At the age of 97 years, one month, and three days, Betty passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at the Shell Rock Care Center in Butler County, Iowa, in the presence of her family.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Hathaway of Boone, Iowa; sons, William (Elaine) Beach of Greene, Iowa, Stephen (Kathleen) Beach of La Crescent, Minnesota, Timothy (Luann) Beach of Laramie, Wyoming, and Scott (Tami) Beach of Ames, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Everett Beach; her daughter, Sandra Wersinger; infant son, Francis Beach; grandson, Michael Hathaway; granddaughter-in-law, Michelle Hathaway; siblings, Stephen A. Maurer and Hazel L. Kirchhoff; and infant grandchildren, Richard, Hunter, and Crew.
The family wishes to thank Accura HealthCare and St. Croix Hospice for their care and support.
Memorials may be made to the United Church of Christ, the Carnegie Museum in New Hampton, or a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Our sympathy to all of Betty’s family!
I will always remember her. She was a very special lady. Used to send me a bday card every year. We had great talks at the little house of mine on main st. She will be missed but now she with her husband whom she dearly missed.
My deepest condolences to her family. So blessed to have known her and have her as part of our care center family. ❤️❤️
Robert Fulghum
Betty was an amazing woman and raised a beautiful family. She had a heart ❤️ of gold. My sympathy Scott and her entire family.
Proverbs 31:28 – “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’”
You all have my deepest sympathy. She was one of the best people I will ever know. Will miss our conversations. May she Rest in Peace!!
May your hearts be filled with memories that will last your lifetime.
Kathy Braithwaite
Sending my sincere sympathy to all of Betty’s family and friends.
Sending many, many warm memories of my time living near Aunt Betty in Iowa. So sorry for your loss
Beloved Aunt Betty holds a special place in my heart and mind as one who always loved and cared for her family near and far, close and distant. An example of quiet loyalty, tenacity, ingenuity, goodwill, and devotion she led her life each and every day…believing and doing what is right whenever she could and should, and trusting all in her path do the same. Thank you, Aunt Betty, for all that you were and always will be in our large, extended Beach Family’s heart. Love, your niece, Mary
She was a lovely lady. I remember her working at the shoe store in New Hampton, at the thrift store on Main St. & in the Red Hat ladies Club. May she rest in peace!
Betty was my close friend . Our friendship began as
classmates in first grade and continued thru the years
with letters, cards and texts. Received her last one
Dec. first I miss her. My sincere sympathy to all of
her family who she loved deeply. May you feel God’s
Comfort and His Love.
My sympathy to all Betty’s family! Rest in peace.
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Betty’s warm and welcoming smile will always be remembered. What a wonderful lady. 🙏
Betty was a dear friend to our family. She and Mom were close friends and she was a devoted member of the UCC. She will always be affectionately known as Grandma Betty to our daughter, Annie. She was a light in this world and will be greatly missed.
Joe, Leslie (Anderson) and Annie Raymond
Betty was a friend to the Hibbs family for oh so many years. One of the truly nice people,
My deepest sympathies to Betty’s family. I saw Betty at FCMC for several years. She was an amazing, caring woman. I always enjoyed our visits. She gave the best hugs. She will be deeply missed.
Betty was a very caring, intelligent lady, always helpful, and inclusive of others. Anyone who worked with her was blessed by her good humor and genuine concern. May she rest in peace, Chuck Carlin
Betty Beach was one of the kindest people I knew. No one was a stranger. She touched so many people in a positive way. She will be missed.
We LOVE you Betty, and we will truly miss you until we meet again. Enjoy your everlasting life in Gods Kingdom.