Betty Jane (Thomas) Page passed away at Carefree Assisted Living in Ely, MN on Thursday, Jnan.24, 2019. She was born August 2, 1925 in Iowa City, Iowa to Helen and Dr. Wesley Thomas. The family lived next door to artist Grant Wood’s family in Cedar Rapids.
She married Wesley M. Page, MD and they had two sons: Thomas M. and Michael J. The family moved from Montezuma, Iowa to Rockford, lllinois in 1958. Betty graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in social work. She was a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi (social sorority while in Iowa). Then an member of an Alpha Delta Pi alumnae group in Rockford.
The family purchased a summer home on Moose Lake, north of Ely in the early 1970s. After wintering in Arizona for a number of years, Betty became a rear-round Ely resident in recent years. Betty enjoyed being on the water by boat and liked to socialize with her Moose Lake area neighbors.
Betty is survived by her grandsons: Mike (Kelsey) Page and Chris (Celeste) Holbrook; a great granddaughter; daughter-in-law, Deborah Page; and good friend Betsy Vosburgh.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977; two sons and a brother.
She married Wesley M. Page, MD and they had two sons: Thomas M. and Michael J. The family moved from Montezuma, Iowa to Rockford, lllinois in 1958. Betty graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in social work. She was a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi (social sorority while in Iowa). Then an member of an Alpha Delta Pi alumnae group in Rockford.
The family purchased a summer home on Moose Lake, north of Ely in the early 1970s. After wintering in Arizona for a number of years, Betty became a rear-round Ely resident in recent years. Betty enjoyed being on the water by boat and liked to socialize with her Moose Lake area neighbors.
Betty is survived by her grandsons: Mike (Kelsey) Page and Chris (Celeste) Holbrook; a great granddaughter; daughter-in-law, Deborah Page; and good friend Betsy Vosburgh.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977; two sons and a brother.
Betty Jane (Thomas) Page passed away at Carefree Assisted Living in Ely, MN on Thursday, Jnan.24, 2019. She was born August 2, 1925 in Iowa City, Iowa to Helen and Dr. Wesley Thomas. The family lived next door to artist Grant Wood’s family in Cedar Rapids.
She married Wesley M. Page, MD and they had two sons: Thomas M. and Michael J. The family moved from Montezuma, Iowa to Rockford, lllinois in 1958. Betty graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in social work. She was a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi (social sorority while in Iowa). Then an member of an Alpha Delta Pi alumnae group in Rockford.
The family purchased a summer home on Moose Lake, north of Ely in the early 1970s. After wintering in Arizona for a number of years, Betty became a rear-round Ely resident in recent years. Betty enjoyed being on the water by boat and liked to socialize with her Moose Lake area neighbors.
Betty is survived by her grandsons: Mike (Kelsey) Page and Chris (Celeste) Holbrook; a great granddaughter; daughter-in-law, Deborah Page; and good friend Betsy Vosburgh.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977; two sons and a brother.
She married Wesley M. Page, MD and they had two sons: Thomas M. and Michael J. The family moved from Montezuma, Iowa to Rockford, lllinois in 1958. Betty graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in social work. She was a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi (social sorority while in Iowa). Then an member of an Alpha Delta Pi alumnae group in Rockford.
The family purchased a summer home on Moose Lake, north of Ely in the early 1970s. After wintering in Arizona for a number of years, Betty became a rear-round Ely resident in recent years. Betty enjoyed being on the water by boat and liked to socialize with her Moose Lake area neighbors.
Betty is survived by her grandsons: Mike (Kelsey) Page and Chris (Celeste) Holbrook; a great granddaughter; daughter-in-law, Deborah Page; and good friend Betsy Vosburgh.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977; two sons and a brother.
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