A memorial service for Betty Lou Lampman will be held at 11:30 AM on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, Albert Lea. Father Russell Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will begin at 11 and continue until the time of the service. Interment will take place at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.
Betty passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was 84 years old.
Betty Lou (Tennyson) was born on September 28, 1931 to Theodore and Doris (Carrier) Tennyson in Albert Lea. She attended and graduated from Albert Lea High School. Betty married Irvin Lampman in August of 1949, and they made their home in Albert Lea. Betty was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church. Betty had many jobs throughout her life. She worked at Montgomery Wards, North Park Drug Store, as a Certified Nurse's Aide, and also was the manager of the Channel View Apartments for a period of time. On top of that, she also took great care of her children and home.
Betty was a Girl Scout Leader in her earlier years, and also was a member of the Moose Lodge. In her free time, she enjoyed reading, listening to music, going bowling, and playing the card game, "500." Above all, being a mother to her three daughters gave her the greatest joy in her life.
She is preceded in death by her father, Theodore Tennyson; mother Doris Tennyson-Bunse; a son, Michael; and husband, Irvin;
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Barbara (Nicholas) Christenson of Chicago, Ill, Michele (David) Nelson of Albert Lea, and Debra (Tom) Sniegowski of Chicago, Ill; grandchildren, Matthew McParland, Sarah Sniegowski, Nathan Sniegowski, Peter (Jamie) Fray, Jennifer (Mark) Fray, Katie (Eduardo) Antpack, Alyssa (fiancé Aaron Lundquist) Nelson, and Kristen Nelson; 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara Lanning of Minnetonka, MN; as well as many other loving relatives and friends.