Bettye Rose Beilke

Bettye Rose Beilke, 92, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at her home.

She was born February 9, 1930 in Wausau, daughter of the late Bruno and Senta (Radant) Loy.  On August 2, 1952 she married Stanley Beilke in Pine City, Minnesota and he preceded her in death on August 20, 2019.

Bettye took pride on working and raising her children on their family farm for many years.  She helped out on Friday nights for fish fry at her sister’s restaurant Club 29 for many years.  Bettye was also an agent along with Stanley for Wausau Stettin Mutual Insurance Company.  She was a waitress at Rib River Ballroom.   She loved attending family activities, cooking and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Her faith was important to her and she was very active in her church on the Mothers Club.  She was also a member of the Marathon American Legion Auxiliary since 1958.  Bettye and her husband enjoyed traveling and visited six out of seven continents.  Some of her hobbies included gardening, reading, crocheting, needlepoint and completing word searches.

Survivors include her children, Randall Beilke, Debra Nass, Russell (Lenore) Beilke, Ronald (Nancy) Beilke and Denise Beilke; grandchildren, Jeremy (Linda) Nass, Jamie (Jacob) Heil, Danielle (Shemal) Shah, Brice (Allison) Beilke, Trent (Grace Meyer) Beilke, Hope (Justin) Schotz, Whitney Beilke and Cameron (Sarah) Beilke; great-grandchildren, Tyla Beilke-Seubert, Grayson and Ariya Schotz, Finley and Tate Beilke and Max Beilke; future great-grandchild, Heil coming in 2023; siblings, Charles Loy, Raymond (Virjean) Loy, William (Pat) Loy, Margie Barton and Mary (JR) Jaecks; sisters-in-law, Geri Loy, Helen Michlig and Delores Riemer, and many nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents and husband, Stanley, she was preceded in death by a son, Robert, stepfather, Julius Kohler, son-in-law, Calvin Nass, siblings, Robert Loy, James Loy, Nancy Loy, Nancy (Vern) Krueger, Al Barton, Marvin Michlig and James Riemer.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 17, 2022 at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Wausau.  Rev. Dr. Philip Schneider will officiate.  Burial will be in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery, Marathon.  Visitation will be Sunday, October 16, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 3400 Stewart Avenue, Wausau, and again on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Wausau.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com