BETTY LOU DUXBURY

BETTY LOU DUXBURY

     Betty Lou Duxbury, 88, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Dove Healthcare – West, Eau Claire. 

     Betty was born April 12, 1936, to Odin and Mabel Mitskogen of Blair, WI. She attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Vosse Coulee, Trempealeau County, and attended high school in Blair, WI. On June 12, 1953, she married James C. Duxbury of Hixton, WI. They resided in rural Northfield for all 69 years they were married. Together they had three daughters.

     She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening and quilting in later years. She worked part-time as a cook and waitress at Gabriel’s Bar and Café in Northfield. Later, she worked at Floral Farm in Pigeon Falls, followed by janitor at the Upper Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church. 

     Betty is survived by her daughters, Jo Ann D. Fuerbringer, Eau Claire, and Betsy L. Duxbury, Milwaukee; grandchildren Kirsten (Tom) Wagner and Brent (Celeste) Fuerbringer; great-grandchildren Grant, Landon, Theodore Wagner and Mira and Leona Fuerbringer; and siblings Beulah Koxlien, Phillip Mitskogen and Wyllis Olson.

     She was preceded in death by her husband, James C Duxbury; daughter Faith D. Esser; parents Odin and Mabel Mitskogen; parents-in-law Raymond and Linda Duxbury; and siblings Florine Koxlien, Madeline Nyen, Phyllis Sampson, Clayton, Odin and Belah and Wayne Mitskogen.

     Visitation will take place one hour before the service, 12 to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Upper Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church, Northfield WI. Service will follow at 1 p.m. with Pastor David Christianson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 

     Memorials may be directed to the Parkinsons Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association or the charity of your choice. 

     A special thank you to the staff at Dove Healthcare – West for the wonderful care they provided for Betty during her stay.

     Jensen Modjeski Funeral home is assisting the family with arrangements.