Bette Jean Hass, 84, resident of Scottsbluff, NE and formerly of Bridgeport, NE, died Friday, December 2, 2022, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.
Bette was born August 21, 1938, in Ovid, Colorado, to Eugene and Loree DeManche. She grew up in Ovid. She worked at CA Story Insurance Agency in Sidney, NE. She met Jim Hass, and they were married in 1961. They raised their family on a farm outside of Bridgeport, NE. Bette raised large gardens while on the farm and canned everything she raised. Bette also worked for the Elden Evers Insurance Agency for many years as well as for Plummer Insurance, both in Bridgeport. She also taught Sunday school at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for several years.
Bette could be seen each summer at the county fair helping her kids get their cattle ready for show. Along the way she became a master at crochet and quilting. She even taught all four of her granddaughters to quilt with many of the quilts placing at the Morrill County Fair.
Bette and Jim had many activities that they enjoyed such as meeting friends at the Eagles Club in Bridgeport, going to Las Vegas or Deadwood, and traveling around the U.S. They also loved getting together with family and friends to catch up and have a good time. They especially loved spending time with their granddaughters and more recently their great grand kids.
Bette is survived by her husband, Jim of Scottsbluff; daughter Kara (Glen) Buttolph of Lewiston, ID, son Regan (Cheri) Hass of Gering, NE; four granddaughters, Nicole (Joe) Summerville, Shelby (John) Hedlund, Jesse Buttolph, and Aimee Hass; two bonus granddaughters, Kayla Roberts and Brett (Kamron) Rice and bonus grandson Spenser (Kylie) Rice; great granddaughters Audrey and Ava Hedlund, Harper Hutchison, and Jaylynn and Scotlyn Summerville; and her brothers, Richard and Gary DeManche.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Loree DeManche, brother, Robert DeManche, and a nephew, Michael DeManche.
Visitation will be Wednesday, December 7th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 8th at 10:30 a.m. at the Salem Congregational Church in Scottsbluff with a luncheon following the service.
Interment will be at the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport at 1:30.
Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.dugankramer.com for the Hass family.