Elizabeth "Betty" Wendt

Elizabeth “Betty” Wendt age 90 of  Fredericksburg, IA died Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Whispering Willows Assisted Living and Memory Wing in Fredericksburg, IA.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Frederika with Rev. Evan Meester officiating. Interment will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Fredericksburg, IA.

Friends may greet the family from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Hugeback – Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton. Visitation continues one hour prior to services at the church in Frederika on Wednesday.

Elizabeth (Betty) Wendt was born in Hopkinton, Iowa on December 30, 1934, to Karl and Rachel (Ralston) Kuriger. Betty was one of nine children.

The family moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa where she grew up and attended school. Betty loved to roller skate, where she met the love of her life, Lynford Wendt. They dated and were married on September 19, 1954. The couple moved to Fredericksburg on the family farm and raised four children, Larry, Linda, Lorna, and Lesa.

Betty started working at Sara Lee in New Hampton in 1972, the year they opened, and retired in 1996 when her husband became ill. Lynford and Betty moved to New Hampton in 1997. After Lynford’s passing on December 18, 2002, Betty continued to live in New Hampton until 2023 when she moved back to Fredericksburg. Betty enjoyed working on the farm, doing jigsaw puzzles, playing solitaire, occasionally visiting the casino with the ladies, and spending time with her family and friends.

Betty is survived by her four children, Larry (Lanette) Wendt of Waverly, Linda (Dale) Wurzer of Sumner, Lorna Wendt of Fredericksburg, and Lesa (Roger) Venem of New Hampton. Seven grandchildren Nathan(Tara Karsten) Wendt, Kari(Joey) Landis, Christopher (Tiffany) Wurzer, Kelly (Steve) Lantow, Traci (Jason) Hendries, Matthew (Ashley Lantow) Wurzer, Shawn (Nicole) Wurzer; step-grandchildren Teresa (Shelby) Stapleton, Dan (Christine) Venem, John(Alicia) Venem; ten great-grandchildren, 8 step-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Ellen Kuriger and brother-in-law Raymond Scoles.

Elizabeth is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lynford in 2002; granddaughter Michelle(Bryan) Schulmeister, and her eight siblings. Sisters Mildred(Karl) Hanson, Theresa (Don) Wiley, Rosemary (Jerry) Jenkins, Florence Sherbon, and Margaret Scoles. Brother Phillip(Thelma) Kuriger, Ray Kuriger, and Paul(Carol) Kuriger

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Croix Hospice.