Betty Foster, 88, formerly of Brownsdale, Minnesota, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota.

Betty was born March 13, 1929, at Wahpeton, North Dakota, the daughter of George and Nora (Stein) Schroeder. She graduated from high school and married Donald Dean Foster on July 7, 1947, in Wahpeton. The Fosters lived in Bremerton, Washington, while Donald was in the U.S. Navy, before moving to Brownsdale.

Betty was a homemaker and also worked as an aide at the Brownsdale Elementary School as well as working at KAAL-TV6 in Austin as a cleaning lady. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brownsdale and was active in the Ladies Aid.

The Fosters enjoyed camping and Betty was an avid reader and liked doing word puzzles. She kept a journal throughout her life, making daily entries in her diary. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Betty is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Bonnie Foster, Rochester, Minnesota; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Jerome Evans, Dexter, Minnesota, and Connie and Wendel Sprung, Rose Creek, Minnesota; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; a son, Glenn; and two brothers.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brownsdale, with the Rev. Ronald Prigge officiating. Interment will be at Greenwood  Cemetery. Visitation will be at 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary and at the church on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.