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Betty Jean Lux

November 12, 1924 — November 15, 2024

Winnebago

Betty Jean Lux, age 100, formerly of Winnebago, MN, passed away at St. Anne’s Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN on November 15, 2024. Visitation will be Monday, November 25, 2024 from 9:30 AM-11 AM with funeral at 11 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Winnebago. Burial will be at Rice Lake Cemetery, Delavan. MN. 

Betty was born November 12, 1924 to Ethel (Miner) and Core Hegwood at Winnebago, MN. In 1942 she graduated from Winnebago High School. She went to business school in Mankato, MN and worked at the Winnebago Creamery. She married Ralph Lux on January 19, 1947 in Winnebago. They lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, until 1950 when they moved back to the Winnebago area. They farmed outside Winnebago until retirement in 1987. She enjoyed gardening, music, fishing trips in northern Minnesota and spending retirement winters in southern Texas. Betty was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Winnebago and active in the American Legion Auxiliary in Winnebago 

She is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Scott) Erickson of Trempealeau, WI, and Nancy (Gary) Wadas of Fort Collins, CO, eight grandchildren (Jason, Jennifer, Samantha, Megan, Jeffrey, Todd, Sarah, and Michelle), and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband (Ralph Lux), daughter (Carol Harding), and brother (James Hegwood). 

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Monday, November 25, 2024

9:30 - 11:00 am (Central time)

First Presbyterian Church

127 Main St N, Winnebago, MN 56098

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Monday, November 25, 2024

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Central time)

First Presbyterian Church

127 Main St N, Winnebago, MN 56098

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