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Memorial services for Betty Lou (Kaiser) Paulsen, age 86, of Crawford, NE, will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Crawford with Pastor Tim McCrary officiating.

A memorial has been established for the Crawford Senior Center and Ponderosa Villa in Crawford. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.

Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com.

Betty passed away on July 17, 2016 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, NE. She was born on February 9, 1930 in Sherman County, NE to Oscar B. and Ruth Edythe (Caddy) Kaiser.

She graduated from LoupCityHigh School in 1947 and from Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Hastings, NE, in 1953. She married John Dean Paulsen on September 20, 1953 in Loup City, NE, where they started their family.

John’s work for Nebraska Public Power District took the family to Scotia, Minatare, Crawford, Rushville, and back to Crawford.

She put her nursing career on hold to raise their children, but she returned to nursing and cared for patients at CrawfordCommunityHospital and Ponderosa Villa, where she was the director of nurses.

She and John devoted their lives to their children, their church and their community. Grandma Betty was known for her steadfast devotion to her faith and to helping others, whether in her nursing work or pitching in at the UnitedMethodistChurch, in women’s Bible studies, at the Senior Citizens Center or on the Ponderosa Villa Board. She passed on her spirit of caring to her children and friends.

She is survived by children Mark Jon Paulsen, Lori Jean (Paul) Sauser, Jeri Lynn (Keith) Youngs and Barbra Jo Paulsen; grandchildren Erik (Megan) Paulsen, Adam (Kristen) Paulsen, Anna (Kevin) Schuh, William Sauser, Drew (Nate) Krizek and Blair (Jerromy) Cissell; and great-grandchildren Sage, Jude and Lennon Paulsen and Suzanna Schuh. Also surviving are Kay Paulsen; Sara Elshof Bartling and children Tiffany, Grace and Kendall; and countless friends and relatives.

She was preceded in death by husband John and sisters-in-law Irene Paulsen and Faye Paulsen Benson.

Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford is in charge of arrangements for Betty Lou (Kaiser) Paulsen.