Betty Jean Meyer, 89, Dickinson, died Fri., Aug. 16, 2019 at St. Benedict’s Health Center, Dickinson. Betty Jean’s Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 am, Thurs., Aug. 22, 2019 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, with Msgr. Thomas Richter as the celebrant. Inurnment will take place at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Visitation will be on Wed. from 5 pm to 7 pm, at Ladbury Funeral Service, and will continue on Thurs. one hour prior to the service. There will be a rosary & vigil at 7 pm, Wed. at Ladbury Funeral Service, with Deacon Leonard Krebs presiding.
Betty Jean Polensky was born on Jan. 24, 1930, to Albert and Emma (Samek) Polensky. She was delivered at her grandmother’s home in South Heart, with the aid of a midwife.
Betty Jean graduated from Dickinson High School in 1948. She enjoyed working at the St. Charles Hotel as a hostess during and after high school. On June 6, 1949, she married Ray Meyer at St. Wenceslaus Church, Dickinson. They raised six children on their farm north of South Heart in Dunn County. She was a founding member of the Friendly Neighbors Homemakers Club and was a youth leader in 4-H and Farmers Union. When they finished running their dairy, they enjoyed taking group trips across the US, including Alaska and Hawaii. After Ray died, she moved to Dickinson and was an active leader with the VFW Auxiliary #3444 and Sunset Senior Center and volunteered with RSVP and Catholic Daughters. Betty Jean enjoyed cooking, sewing, crafts, crochet, gardening, and canning. She was famous for her honey cookies, kolache, and dill pickles. She loved to play cards and games with friends and family.
She is survived by five children: Kathleen (Harvey) Obritsch of Gladstone, Deborah (Jim) Kantrud of Fargo, Joseph (Wanda) Meyer of Williston, Robert Meyer of Cavalier, and Susan (Dan) Hartford of Newcastle, WA; 18 grandchildren; and “almost” 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Ray, son Ronald, and brother Albert Polensky, Jr.
