Betty Brimhall

Elizabeth "Betty" Brimhall, 95, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at her home. Visitation will be on Friday, July 11, 2014 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 1:00pm at St. Patrick's Church with Fr. Tony Fevlo officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Oakwood Memorial Park. Betty was born April 29, 1919 in Louisville, KY to Frank and Ida (Wells) Figg. She married Lawrence (Larry) Weidig on June 8, 1940 in Indiana and he passed away December 3, 1980. She then married Robert Brimhall on October 20, 1984 and he passed away December 31, 2006. In addition to raising her family, she and Larry owned and operated Weidig's Grocery Store on the corner of Chestnut Street and Norris Drive. Betty then worked at Sears, Ottawa Medical Center and lastly as a dispatcher for the Ottawa police department. Betty was a avid bowler and an inductee into the Ottawa Women's Bowling Hall of Fame. Betty was a 73 year member of Catholic Daughters of America. Betty enjoyed traveling, family gatherings and watching the Cubs. Betty is survived by her daughter Sharon (Ed) Marco of Serena, IL; her son, Larry (Jan) Weidig of Sheboygan, WI; her son-in-law, Michael Cully of Sunnyvale, CA; ten grandchildren Jeff, Amy, Lisa, Kathy, Megan, Shannon, Larry, Paula, Richard, and Shawn; 23 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Figg and James and Ida Brady; her husbands, Lawrence Weidig and Robert Brimhall; three daughters, Rose Marie, in infancy, Sandra Cully and Debra Hertzner; one brother Henry Figg and two sisters; Alice Greer and Helen Brady. Pallbearers will be Mike Cully, Ed Marco, Jeff Marco, Larry Weidig Jr., Richard Peters, Dale Hoyd, Nicholas Marco and Gary McNelis. Memorials may be directed to Friendship Village or Kanthak House. Lastly, the family would like to thank her daughter Sharon for all of her loving care and Betty's caretaker, Elena Kielzewsky, for all of her help in the last months of her life.