THERMOPOLIS – Memorial services for Betty Josephine Schlager, 80, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Thermopolis. She passed away June 22, 2017, at the Thermopolis Healthcare Center in Thermopolis where she had just moved from her residency at the Wyoming Pioneer Home.
Born Jan. 9, 1937, in Scottsbluff, Neb., she was one of six children of Henry and Pauline (Lehr) Schrader. Betty Jo attended school in Torrington and graduated from Natrona County High School. She married Jerry W. Schlager on July 30, 1954, in Casper. To this union was born five children.
While in Casper, she was active in 4-H, Red Hat Society and the Sage Glen Extension Club. The family moved to Thermopolis in 1984 where Betty was employed at Andreen’s Consignment, Four Winds, then Hazel ‘n Pearls. Active in the community she was a member of Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, working in Ye Olde Shoppe, the Red Hat Society, Tops, People for People, and delivering Meals on Wheels. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Her family recalls her as an excellent seamstress teaching them how to sew. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, crafts and baking. An avid gardener, she also grew beautiful flowers.
Those cherishing her memory include her husband, Jerry, of Thermopolis; sons, David (Carla) of Thermopolis, John (Shelly) of Worland and Paul (Tim Anderson) of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; daughter, Vicki (Larry) Allen of Lysite and Laura (Tom) Wirthlin of Casper; brothers, Jack (Sally) Schrader of Torrington, Chuck Schrader and Walter (Connie) Schrader, both of Wheatland; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Stanley and sister, Patti.
Memorials may be given in Betty’s name to the Hospital Auxiliary, %813 Warren or the Holy Trinity Church, P.O.Box 950, Thermopolis, 82443.
Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be offer at www.mortfh.com.
