Ramona L. Betts

Ramona L. Betts, 78, of La Grande, died July 29 in her home surrounded by her family. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church in Elgin.

Ramona was born April 15, 1931, in Eugene to George and Mattie (Brown) Binder. She was raised and educated in the Portland area and graduated in 1949 from Cleveland High School.

After working many years for Nabisco, she went to business school and was employed by Lincoln National Life Insurance. She later went to work for the U.S. Forest Service, retiring in 1994.

Above all else, Ramona loved her family and enjoyed being involved in their activities.

Survivors include her children, Rebecca Ambrose and Stephen Betts, both of La Grande; brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Dolly Kreis of Sacramento, Calif,; and six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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