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Personal data Betty Alice Aukes 

• Alternative name: Betty Aukes Heyer
• She was born on December 2, 1926 in home place, "s. of", Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
• She was christened in First Cong. Chr., Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
• Resident:
• on January 29, 2006: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
• on September 13, 2009: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
• on June 18, 2011: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
• on April 7, 2016: Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA (Titonka Care Ctr.).
• (note1) .Source 1

  Sources: Kathleen Johnson & Ruth Liebrand

• She died on January 24, 2018 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (Timely Mission Nursing Home), she was 91 years old.
• A child of Theodore E. 'Ted' Aukes and Elsie Koolhof
• This information was last updated on February 1, 2018.

Household of Betty Alice Aukes

She is married to Alfred George Heyer.

They got married on February 28, 1947 at First Cong. Chr., Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 20 years old.

Alfred George Heyer oo Betty Alice Aukes

Marriage source: Author: Johnson, Kathrine Willms, Title: Heyer/Aukes FGS, (Publication location: Milbank SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication date: xii Dec MCMXCI)

AGH & BAA were married in 1st Cong. Chr.
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Child(ren):

1. Kevin Alroy Heyer  1949-2006
2. Kirk Allen Heyer  1952-2016
3. Keith Alfred Heyer  1954-2011
4. (Not public)

Notes about Betty Alice Aukes

Betty Alice Aukes

Source: Author: Johnson, Katherine (Willms), Title: Heyer/Aukes FGS, (Publication location: Milbank, SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication date: xii Dec MCMXCI)

Born at home Baptized in 1st Cong. Chr. Residence: 1991 - Buffalo Center, IA

Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 301, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Buffalo Center IA 1892-1992 Centennial book has this article submitted by Betty Heyer on page 301:

"Alfred and Betty (Aukes) Heyer By Betty (Aukes) Heyer [A photograph of the Heyer family] (L to R): Kirk, Betty (holding Kathleen), Alfred (holding Keith), and Kevin.

I married Alfred George Heyer in 1947. To this union four children were born: Kevin Alroy, 1949. Kirk Allen, 1952. Keith Alfred, 1954. Kathleen Alyse (Mrs. Mark Nelson), 1956. I have a son-in-law, Mark Nelson, and a grandson SpencerSigurd.

Alfred and I owned and operated the Ice Cream Shop and the Ice Cream Shop Jr. (which was a lunch wagon for sales, etc.) for several years before we started farming.

In March 1958 we moved to the Rake, Iowa area. On June 20, 1958 Alfred was killed in a train-car accident and two of our sons were badly injured. They recovered and we moved into Buffalo Center in September where I have lived since.

We (I) have attended the First Congregational Church all my life.

(Please see the Ted Aukes family history.)"

Buffalo Center (Ia.) Trib., vol 107 # 51, 11 Mar 1999, pg. 7, col. 2.

"... sister-in-law: Betty Heyer of Buffalo Center ..."

Buffalo Center (Ia.) Trib., vol 108 # 5, 22 Apr 1999, pg 9. col 5.

"Betty Heyer is Merit Mother In Iowa 1999 ... On April 9 and 10 a group of ABC Mothers from north central Iowa traveled to Newton to meet and honor the new Iowa Mother and Merit Mothers. Betty Heyer, Buffalo Center, was a merit mother aswas ... Those attending from this area long [sic] with Betty and her daughter, Kathy Nelson, ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 114 # 48, 9 Feb 2006, pg 7 col 3

"Kevin Heyer, 56

Kevin Alroy Heyer was born March 11, 1949 to Alfred and Betty (Aukes) Heyer at the Buffalo Center Hospital in Buffalo Center. ...
... Kevin is survived and lovingly remembered by his mother, Betty Heyer of Buffalo Center; ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 128 # 5, 31 Jan 2018, Pg. 5, Col. 1

"Betty Heyer

Betty Alice Heyer stepped through the gates of heaven into eternal life with her Savior on January 24, 2018 at the Titonka Care Center. A Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center with Pastor Tim Diehl officiating. Mary Haakenson as organist and Jeff Buege as soloist.

Betty Alice was born December 2, 1926 to Theodore and Elsie (Koolhof) Aukes on the home place south of Buffalo Center. She attended Grant No.4 country school through eighth grade and entered Buffalo Center High School in 1940, the year of the Armistice Day blizzard.

She took "Normal Training" as a high school class to prepare her to teach country school. She was granted an emergency teaching certificate at age 17 due to the teacher shortage during WWII and graduated from Buffalo Center High School with the Class of 1944.

Betty taught at Grant #9 during the 1944-45 school year to earn money to attend the first summer session at UNI in Cedar Falls in 1945. A fter the UNI session, she worked at Hinson's in Waterloo making cartridge belts for the war effort until V-J Day in August 1945. She remembered the country's relief and celebration on this day, including the dancing in the streets. Hinson's closed the next day and she came home to teach country school for 1 ½ years, including at Grant #5, where North Iowa Schools students continue to learn about country schools.

Betty married Alfred Heyer, the boy next door, on February 28, 1947 at First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center and she worked at Wilson's Grocery Store. Al & Betty purchased the Ice Cream Shop in April, 1951 where they served three meals a day, six days a week (currently the corner of Murra's Hardware). They sold that business and farmed near Buffalo Center, later near Titonka and then moved to a farm west of Rake in March 1958 where they also milked registered Guernsey dairy cows. Betty loved being a very busy farm wife.

Al & Betty became parents of Kevin Alroy, Kirk Allen, Keith Alfred and Kathleen Alyse. On June 20, 1958, Alfred was killed in a car-train accident near Rake. Betty moved her family into Buffalo Center to the home she lived in until August 2015 when she moved to the Titonka Care Center.

When her children were in their teens, Betty's home was full of their friends and was known as "Heyer's Hotel". In the early 1970s, Keith's friend, Ron Helgeland, joined the family and remains a devoted son and brother.

Betty was very active in the Congregational Church, serving in many roles--Sunday School and VBS teacher, Kings' Daughters leader, Bible Camp counselor and cook, and as church secretary. In 1973 Betty helped establish the Buffalo Center Area Christian Women's Club (CWC), a Club that continues to meet monthly. She also traveled to many states as a speaker for CWC, sharing her testimony that with Jesus, "You Can Make It".

She adored her grandsons and shared many hobbies. She enjoyed traveling and reading. Betty led and attended many Bible studies in the church and community where she loved to share her faith in Jesus Christ. Over the years, she offered counsel, encouragement and prayer to callers at KJLY radio.

Grateful to have shared her life are her daughter, Kathi & Mark Nelson of Buffalo Center; and son, Ron Helgeland of Cedar Rapids; three grandsons, Spencer Nelson, Reese Nelson and Alex Helgeland; sister Ramona Aukes Heyer; brother Roger & Carol Aukes; sisters-in-law Donna Aukes and Florence, Kathy and Lois Heyer; many nieces and nephews who called her "Auntie Betty" (one of two "Little Dutch Aunties"), several cousins and many treasured friends.

Betty was preceded in earthly death by her husband, Al (1958); sons: Kevin (2006), Kirk (2016), and Keith (2011); parents Ted and Elsie Aukes; brothers Edwin, Harvey, Kenny and baby Richard Aukes; parents-in-law George and Gesina (Janssen) Heyer; brothers-in-law Harvey, Lawrence, Cecil, James and Gordon Heyer; sisters-in-law Mary Aukes Smith, Iona Sachs Aukes and Marilyn Harms Heyer.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5.

The family would like to thank you for the kindness shown to Betty and us at this time. In Lieu of individual thank you notes, the postage saved will be given as a memorial to Network Beyond, a global ministry under former pastor, Steve Oeffling. Memorials given, unless specified otherwise, will also be given to Network Beyond."
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