G. Elizabeth (Betts) Scheerens

G. Elizabeth (Betts) Scheerens, 91, of Grand Ledge, MI, formerly of Hastings died Friday, August 27. Born in Highland Park, MI, the daughter of Alexander and Anna Nay. Betts was a graduate of Henry Ford School of Nursing and served as an Army nurse during World War II. She later worked for Dr. Castelman, Pennock Hospital and Thornapple Manor in Hastings. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings for more than 40 years. Betts was a fifty year volunteer for the American Red Cross. \r
She married Kenneth Hoffman in 1942. He passed away in 1966. She later married Daniel Scheerens who died in 1991. \r
Betts was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Kenneth Hoffman, Daniel Scheerens, and son, Kenneth Harvey Hoffman II. She is survived by her sons, Carl J. (Elizabeth Naumberg) Hoffman of Rochester, New York, Harvey J. (Susan) Hoffman of Grand Ledge, MI, daughter, Alexandra (RB Jr.) Omo, grandchildren; RB Omo III, James, Andrew and Steven Omo, Alexander and Ross Hoffman, Martha Naumberg, Ashleigh Hoffman, Elizabeth (Kevin) Colburn, John Massey III, Tammy (Gus) Patrick, Julie (Mark) Twining and eighteen great-grandchildren.\r
Visitation will be held Monday 6 - 8pm at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings, MI. Graveside services will be held Tuesday August 31st, 2010 @ 3:00 pm at Riverside Cemetery. Reverend Willard Curtis officiating the service. Memorials can be made to First Presbyterian Church, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058 or the American Red Cross. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Please visit our web page to leave a message or memory to the family. (www.girrbachfuneralhome.net).