In Memory
Betty Jean Brauer Sept. 16, 1929 - Dec. 14, 2019 WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Betty Jean Brauer, 90, of Westminster, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at the Denver Hospice inpatient care center. She was born Sept. 16, 1929, in Nebraska, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Branscomb) Burton. Betty married Harold Brauer on June 4, 1947, and together they shared 65 years of marriage, until Harold’s passing in 2013. Betty worked as a secretary for Harris Park Elementary. She enjoyed being with her family, visiting the mountains and reading. She will be remembered for the loving way she cared for her husband and children. She also was an amazing baker, as anyone who has tasted her cinnamon roles or Christmas cookies will attest. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Jo Dukes and her husband, Steve and her son, David Brauer and his wife, Suzanne; grandchildren, Ian Dukes, Blythe Brauer and Daniel Brauer; and sister, Lila Leibrandt. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Cecil, Ethel, Pauline, Letha, Leona, and Jo An. A memorial service to honor Betty’s life will be Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at 2 p.m., at Westminster United Methodist Church, 3585 W. 76th Ave, Westminster, CO 80030. Memorial donations in Betty’s name can be given to Westminster United Methodist Church, 3585 W 76th Ave, Westminster, CO 80030. Horan and McConaty Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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