Betty Boring, age 86, of St. Francis passed away February 21, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, March 5th at First Baptist Church in St. Francis. A lunch will follow the service at the church.
Betty Jo Boring was born on January 3, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Carl and Lillian (Thompson) Glenn. She was the first of 5 children. She accepted Christ as her Savior as a young girl. Betty attended Argentine High School and graduated in 1954. On September 26, 1956, she married Ken Boring. They had 2 children, Jim and Jeff.
Betty spent several years working at St. Francis High School in St. Francis, MN, as a guidance counselor secretary. In 1984, Betty and Ken moved to Crawfordville, Florida, due to a plant closure where Ken worked. There she worked in the Tallahassee school district as a secretary to several of the superintendents. Her husband, Ken, passed away on March 18, 1997, at the age of 59. After Ken’s passing, she worked a few more years in Florida, then retired in 2000. She then moved back to Minnesota to be closer to her kids and grandkids.
Betty attended First Baptist Church in St. Francis and actively served in the Golden Gems ministry. She enjoyed helping to raise her 3 grandchildren and attending many of their school activities. She also loved spoiling her two great grandsons after Sunday morning services by giving them each a sucker in exchange for a hug. Her hobbies included gardening, reading, sewing, and crocheting. She made several afghans for babies, family, and friends. One of her special afghans was of a Betsy Ross flag that won a first-place ribbon at the St. Francis Pioneer Days Art Exhibit.
Betty suffered a stroke on February 13, and then passed away on February 21, 2022, with her two sons by her side at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN.
Betty is survived by her son Jim (Sandy) Boring; son Jeff (Kris) Boring; 5 grandchildren; Nathan (Sarah) Boring, Lindsay Boring, Lea (Josiah) Palm, Kaylee (Casey) Zaffke, Matthew Bandemer; 5 great grandchildren; Gavin and Hudson Boring, Wyatt and Emmett Zaffke, and Adalyn Bandemer; brother-in-law Glen (Nancy) Boring, and brother-in-law Larry (Linda) Boring, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Betty will be buried next to her husband Ken at the Oak Grove Cemetery, in Oak Grove, MN.
Claudia Colbert says
Jim and Jeff to all the family. I wish to express my deepest sympathy. Betty will always be in my heart and wonderful memories. She is a loving, kind and beautiful woman. I am so happy to have had what time I did have to have been in her life. Most spent in my childhood beautiful memories and pictures of those times. The big house on the hill were special times with her for me. God bless you and your families. Prayers always, with love. Claudia ❤
HELEN M HAYWARD says
Jim & Jeff: I have always felt very fond of your mother. May you feel comfort in knowing she is with your father & our Lord. Love: Helen Hayward
Kim Hartel(LaZerte) says
I used to live next door to Betty in st.francis with my 2 kids Devon and Hope, Betty was very kind and i enjoyed our conversations across the fence and she always had her yorkie with her! She will be greatly missed but I will mever forgot all of my fond memories of her.So sorry for your loss.
Diane Gribbin says
She was a nice neighbor and friend to my mom. Condolences to family.
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