Obituary - Betty Mae (Springer) Anderson

Betty Mae (Springer) Anderson, 79, a resident of Harlem, went to her room in heaven Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. 

Vigil will be held Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at 7 p.m. and a funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at 11 a.m., all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. 

Memorials may be sent to Blaine Co. 4-H Council or the Blaine Co. 4-H Foundation, P.O. Box 519, Chinook, MT 59523.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements.

Please visit Betty's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Betty was born May 25, 1937, to Claude and Blanche Springer, the 13th of 14 children.  She attended grade school at Grain Belt north of Havre. She went on and graduated from Havre High School in 1955. 

She met and married the love of her life, Gilbert Anderson. To this union seven children were born. Betty was a farmer, rancher, homemaker and, above all, a caregiver.  She cared for and loved many people over her lifetime. She enjoyed the company of her children, grandchildren and of the many others who called her mom.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert; parents, Claude and Blanche Springer; mother- and father-in-law, Bert and Ruby Anderson; sister-in-law, Alice Anderson; brothers, Vurl, Clyde, Glen, Cliff, Fred, Martin, Lynn and Ruel Springer; sisters, Vera Swinney, Beulah Brown, Delores Allen and Eva McIntosh; and son-in-law, Mike Newman.

She is survived by her daughters, Deb Newman and Blanche Marie (Jason Waggoner) Anderson; sons, Greg, Bruce (Sally), Scoot (Missy), Jim (Tracy), Bill (Carrie); son of the heart, Mike (Jeanie) Kase; daughters of the heart, Susan O'Leary, Annette (Jolyn) Wise and Melinda (Brian) Hammett; grandchildren, Tammie (J.J.) Parks, Chad (Cory) Newman, James (Ashley) Newman, Cassidy Anderson, Chris, Jenny and Erika Anderson, Laurel and Skyler Anderson, Tory Hawley, Gavin Lemro, and Austin Anderson; as well as five great-grandchildren; sister, Ila Knudson; sister-in-law, Lila (Stuart) Armstrong; and many nieces and nephews. 

Mom you are loved and missed. Rest in peace.