Betty Hufford

Betty Hufford, 93, formerly of Moline, Illinois died July 21, 2011 at Westbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Moline with burial of her cremated remains in the Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be directed to Middle River Hospice in Winterset or Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline. On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.ochiltree.com. Betty Jane Thorngren was born in Moline on January 7, 1918, the daughter of Walter Thorngren Sr. and Florence Jacobson. She graduated from Moline High School and later married Richard Hufford on August 18, 1940 in Moline. Betty was a homemaker having lived in Moline all of her life until moving to Winterset to be near her daughter in 2009. She was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline, Goodwill Hospital Circle and King’s Daughters. She also loved to play cards and was a member of several bridge clubs. Betty is survived by her children, James (Dayl) Hufford of Salem, NH; Jack (Sue) Hufford of Bay View, MI; Joyce (Tom) Tessiatore of Arbor Vitae, WI and Jean (Chris) Nolte of Winterset. She is also survived by a sister, Janet (Ted) McElhiney of LeClaire; a brother, William (Betty) Thorngren of Grand Island, NE; seven grandchildren (Cathryn Bock, Daniel Hufford, Ben Hufford, Kristin Piñeiro, Brian Tessiatore, Rob Tessiatore and Sarah Nolte) and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister and brother-in-law, Shirley (James) Otis, a brother and sister-in-law, Walter (Mary) Thorngren, Jr. and two grandchildren, David and Charles Hufford.