Betty Lou (Benson) Lee, 91, of West Yarmouth, MA passed away on Friday May 13, 2022. A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday May 21st at 11am at Doane, Beal and Ames Funeral Home, 160 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601. Burial services will be later this summer at Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, IA.
Betty was born on December 14, 1930 to Glenn and Christine (Moser) Benson on the farm outside of Rock Valley, IA. She attended Iowa State University where she studied Home Economics and met and married Dean Lee. They lived in Sac City IA and raised their family together, but later divorced. Betty received her RN degree in Council Bluffs, IA and worked as an orthopedic nurse in Albany, New York until she retired to Cape Cod to be near her daughter Diane. She loved reading especially about the Civil War and politics, antique collecting, cross-stitching, classical music, and sports (Boston teams, of course). She loved to go to Florida for Baseball spring training and escape the New England cold.
Betty is survived by her children Cynthia (Randy) Fabor, Diane (Arthur) Hastings, Jim (Mary) Lee, David (Cheryl) Lee, and Brenda (Mike) Singer. Also surviving are 7 Grandchildren Adam (Kelly) Fabor, Allison (Bob) Klatt, Carolyn (Jim) Curtis, Sam (Sara) Hastings, Autumn (Randy) Sadler, Conner (Dani) Lee, and Christina Singer. GB, as she was lovingly called by family and friends alike, had 5 great-grandchildren and 3 foster great-grandchildren. She leaves two sisters Ione Sieken and Helen Boen and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers-in-law.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Massachusetts Audubon Society.
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