IN LOVING MEMORY Betty Ann Gardner RESIDENCY Betty Ann age 77 of Golden Valley, MN, passed away 12/22 surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. This year she will celebrate Christmas, with the One who it is all about, & those who crossed before her. AT THE AGE OF 77 Years SURVIVED BY Husband, Raymond J. Gardner Children, Dr. Michael (Sandra) Gardner; Julie (Lynn) Boyd & Susan (Lynn) Carroll 7 Grandchildren, Siblings, Carol (Bob) Williams & John (Rita) Speis & many Nieces & Nephews, other Family & Friends. BIOGRAPHICAL INFO Born 12/27/28 to Carl & Lucille Speis. Earned a Teaching Degree from the University of Evansville, IN. Married Raymond Johnson Gardner August 18, 1951. Teacher, homemaker, tour guide, editor, writer, volunteer, avid reader, active in book & bridge clubs & tennis player. Performed in the Singing Group "The Big Kids". Worked with the Guthrie & General Mills for many years. Devoted wife, mother & friend who never quit giving. JOHN 14:1-6 SERVICE SCHEDULE "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told MEMORIAL SERVICES Friday, December 29, 2006, 11:00 AM Valley of Peace Lutheran Church 4735 Bassett Creek Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota VISITATION Friday, December 29, 2006 1 hour prior to the Service (Beginning 10 AM) Valley of Peace Lutheran Church PRIVATE INTERMENT Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Ft. Snelling, Minnesota you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. MEMORIAL PREFERENCE Guthrie Theatre or Valley of Peace Lutheran Church