Bettie Lee (Hartwig) Kornfeld
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H. George Kornfeld
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - October 6, 2019
Bettie Kornfeld joined her Heavenly Father on October 2, 2019. Bettie was born on March 4, 1923, in Springfield, IL, to Emil John Hartwig and Elsie Viola Hartwig (Adams). She continued to live in Springfield where she worked at Sangamo Electric during WWII and then at Coney Island in Springfield as a waitress, where she met her future husband, H. George Kornfeld. Shortly after marriage, they moved to Decatur, IL. Bettie had two sons, George A. Kornfeld and John E. Kornfeld. Her husband, George, passed in April 1982 after a long battle with cancer. Bettie was very active at her First Lutheran Church during her years in Decatur. She and George enjoyed camping with many other church members on weekends. She loved knitting, quilting, embroidering, and cooking. In 2004, she moved to Grand Junction to be closer to her sons’ George (Cheryl) and John (Patsey) families. She had four grandchildren, Christopher, Heather, Emilie, and Andrew. In Grand Junction, she was a member of the American Lutheran Church. She continued to drive until the age of 92. She will be missed by her family and all her loved ones. Memorial service on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3133 F Road, Grand Junction, CO.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B Death Notice - October 9, 2019
Bettie Lee Kornfeld, 96, of Grand Junction, died Oct. 2, 2019 at La Villa Grande. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.
