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FEBRUARY 12, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Betty Ruth Krueger-Johnson Sept. 2, 1926 – Feb. 1, 2016 Betty Ruth Krueger-John- son, 89, passed away on Feb. 1, 2016. She is pre-deceased by her parents William and Elva Boldt, her brothers Leonard, Gene and Jerry Boldt, and her fi rst husband Marvin Krueger. Betty was born on Sept. 2, 1926 in Wessington, South Dakota and is survived by her husband Harry “Sam” John- son of Keizer; her daughters, Beth O’Neal of Austin, Texas, Jean Nelsen and Susan Quil- lin of Foster City, Calif. and stepdaughter Debbie Miller and her husband Chuck of Klamath Falls; grandsons Si- mon Jones and wife Thaya, Todd Nelsen and wife Lisa, and Neale Jones and wife Tan- ya; fi ve great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons, all of California. In 1957 Betty and Marvin and their daughters moved from Wolsey, South Dakota to San Jose, Calif. where they lived and worked until retire- ment when Betty and Marvin moved to Keizer. In retire- ment both Betty and Mar- vin became active in St. John Lutheran Church where they took leadership roles in the church community. After Marvin passed away in 1999, Betty was single un- til her heart was stolen by a wonderful man she met at a grocery store, Sam Johnson, who became her second husband. Betty loved to remain busy and so was al- Krueger- ways engaged Johnson in many hob- bies which included being an avid reader, an excellent seamstress and an award-winning gardener. She was never without crochet hooks, producing blankets and throws which she distributed to close friends and family. She happily shared the produce from her urban garden and the backyard apple tree. “Betty/Mom/Grand- mother/ Grandma Betty” is survived by many and will be missed. A funeral service will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, 1350 Court Street NE, Salem on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. followed by a lunch reception at the church, hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary in the church. KAA student art show KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon Zaitz In attendance at Student Art Show (from row, from left): Tina Barrera, Maddie PHOTO/John DeJarnatt Weathers, Sabrina Frogoso. Back row from left: Sonia Cuevas, Lauren Tachini, Distressed Mess by Elizabeth Russell won Stephanee Foster, Lexxi Larentz, Brooke Ridgway, McKenzie Beard, Cambria best in show at student art show. Rushton, Alejandro Reyes-Cruz, Brittany Coonce and Hailey Janssen. The Keizer Art Association presented awards for the McNary High School Student Art Show at a ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 6. Eighty-one pieces of art are part of the exhibit which will be on display at the Enid Joy Mount Gallery through Feb. 28. Awards were presented for two dimension art, three dimension art and photography. Carol Harris of KAA judged the two dimension art, Jill Hagen judged the three dimension arts and John DeJarnatt judged the photographic entries. Elizabeth Russell’s photo titled Distressed Mess was named best of show. Winners in the two dimension category were: Victor Urbieta, Starry Night, fi rst place; Brooke Ridgway, Storming Sea, second place, Maddie Weathers, Global Warming, third place; Elasa Olsen, I Beleaf I Can Fly, juror’s merit award. Honorable mention winners were: Kate Kolb, Coffee Love, Cecillia Valle, Surya Imaarat, Brittany Coonce, Dal’s Butterfl y and Aimee Williams, Light Speed. Winners in the three dimension category were: Ricardo Pablo, Duality, fi rst place, Lexi Lorentz, Bio Hazard, second place, Sonia Cuevas, Paper Paris, and Alejandro Reyes-Cruz’s Hedge Hogs Nest Paradise shared the third place prize. Juror’s merit awards were presented to Maria Isabell’s Hobbit Hole and Willow Shamain’s Blue Stripes. Honorable mention awards were presented to Zena Greenwald and Madison Egli for Flower Pot, Cambria Rushton for Splatter Dabber and Steven Zepeda for The Hand of Hope. McKenzie Beard won fi rst place in the photo category for Looking Up. Second place was shared by Katelyn Kolb for Coos Bay and Kayanna Dunaway for Sunset Hops. Kayla Evans won third place for The Eye of Spring. Other winners in the photography category were Tori by Kate Kolb, Refl ection by Stephanee Foster and Footsteps by Madi Mooney. Juror’s merit award were presented to Train Track Trio by Isabelle Heath and Red Barn by Elizabeth Russell. Some of the art is available for purchase. Enid Joy Mount Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Library Tea raises $3,000 KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz Authentic American BBQ Dine in or Take Out 1210 State St. • 503-362-2194 www.adams-rib-smoke-house.com SALEM RV SHOW SUPER SALE STATE FAIRGROUNDS Thursday thru Sunday THIS WEEKEND FEB. 11-14 YOUR FULL SERVICE RV DEALER SINCE 1969 trailer sales JUST WEST OF I-5 • 3282 Silverton Rd NE - Salem 503 .585.7713 - wagersrvs.com The Keizer Community Library raised about $3,000 with its Afternoon Tea on Sunday, Feb. 7. About 100 attendees enjoyed tea and a light menu that included scones, chicken salad and baked apple rosettes. Tea and food were served by Salem-Keizer Area Home School students as well as library volunteers. A raffl e was held for fi ve themed-baskets of goods and services. Live music was provided by renowned cellist Sandy Keifer who teaches string orchestra at several Keizer schools. Sunday’s event was the second annual tea and the library’s main fund raising event. The library also holds two book sales each year, one during the Iris Festival and one each October. The monies raised help fund the all-volunteer li- brary’s operations and pro- grams.
