FEBRUARY 12, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
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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
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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.
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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.