Nettie Elizabeth was born to Francis and Laura (Coffin) Harrison in her home in McPherson County, SD, on August 18, 1929. She attended school in Forbes, ND, and graduated in 1947. Betty moved to Fargo, ND, where she worked for NW Bell Telephone Company.
Betty married Duaine "Shorty" Krabbenhoft on December 29, 1955, at the parsonage at Trinity Lutheran Church near Sabin, MN. They made their home near Sabin until 2008. Shorty passed away in 2013.
Together, they had three children, Jeff (Jolette), Joanne (Dave) Herbranson, and David (fiancée, Crystal Ames.)
Betty was kept busy helping on the farm and participating in the kids' activities, which included church and 4H. She also babysat her grandkids and valued her morning breakfasts with her friends.
Betty died Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Farmstead Care, Moorhead, MN, at eighty-eight years of age.
Besides her children, survivors include grandchildren, Laura (Paul) Anderson, Joseph (Nichole) Krabbenhoft, Keisha (fiancé, Justin Bahm), Chris (Brittany) Krabbenhoft, Justin Halvorson (grandson-in-law), Erica (Jordan) Zillmer, Scott Krabbenhoft, Rylee Krabbenhoft, Anna Ames, Nicole Herbranson and Mason Herbranson; great-grandchildren, Thomas, Will, and Henry Anderson, Kyler and Kalyn Krabbenhoft, Sophie Hackett, and Hoyt Halvorson; and sisters-in-law, Betty Krabbenhoft and Helen Krabbenhoft.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; granddaughter, Jaynie (Herbranson) Halvorson; siblings and spouses, Marjorie (Les) Durheim, Ed (Lela), Harold (Laura), Bill (Pearl) Harrison; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Lorraine (Henry) Sauter, Kenneth, Marvin, Delmar (Delores), and Leslie Krabbenhoft.
Betty's family would like to thank Farmstead Care in Moorhead for the wonderful care that she was given the past two years and Hospice of the Red River Valley for the support they gave Betty and our family the last week of her life.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of the Red River Valley or the charity of your choice.
Visitation will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018, from 5 - 7 PM, with a prayer service at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Her funeral will be Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 11 AM, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin.
Visitation
APR 10. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT)
Korsmo Funeral Chapel
409 8th St. S.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Prayer Service
APR 10. 7:00 PM (CT)
Korsmo Funeral Chapel
409 8th St. S.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Funeral Service
APR 11. 11:00 AM (CT)
Trinity Lutheran Church
100 2nd Ave W
Sabin, MN 56580