Nina was born May 22, 1939, in San Francisco, California to William and Dora Louwaert. She lived in Northern California all of her life. She married her high school sweetheart, Raymond Martin Bettencourt Jr. on November 10, 1956 at the young age of 17. Nina graduated from San Rafael High School in June of 1957. In 1959 Ray and Nina started their family. They raised 3 children, Rickey, Cindy and Brian. They celebrated 63 years of marriage. Along with raising her children, Nina and Ray owned and ran a successful construction/real estate management business. She also worked as a hair stylist and florist.
Nina enjoyed the outdoors, camping, tennis, square dancing, traveling, reading, writing poetry and most of all socializing with her family and friends.
Nina was preceded in death by her mother Dora, father William, brothers Ted, Frank, Charlie, Mike and sister Madeline. She is survived by her husband Ray, her 3 children, Rickey, Cindy, and Brian, daughter-in-law, Stacy, and her son-in-law, Jon, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, cousin, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law.
Nina was well loved by all of her family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all.
Services will be held at St. James Catholic Church, 125 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, California on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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