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By: T. Risinger
Last Updated:
21 Jan 2019

Former Co-Workers, Gone Before But Not Forgotten

Co-workers that have passed away. Older listings are in alphabetical order by year.

If you know of someone not listed please send it to me.
If you have a nice picture please send that too so we can put a face with the name.


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Betty E. Drews

Drews, Betty E.
17 Jan 1934 - 7 Nov 2018

Betty E. Drews, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Methodist Fremont Health in Fremont. She was born January 17, 1934 in Culverton, Georgia to Eddie and Thelma (Hadden) Johnson.

Betty grew up in Tifton, Georgia and was a 1951 graduate of Tifton High School. She married Leo Drews on December 11, 1955 in Pitts, Georgia. They moved to Fremont and she was employed by Western Electric/Lucent Technologies in Omaha, retiring from there in 1991. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont, Telephone Pioneers of America, Friday Night Follies Bowling League, Tuesday Night Women’s Golf League at Whitetail Run and Fremont Airboat Club Women’s Auxiliary and served as a past president.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Leo Drews of Fremont; sons, Doug (Cindi Kern) Drews and David (Kathleen) Drews all of Fremont; daughter, Sherri (Scott) Johannesen of Fremont; son-in-law, Tom Barton of Surprise, Arizona; brothers, Tommy (Sandra) Johnson of Tifton; sister-in-law, Carol Johnson of Tifton; fourteen grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Lisa Barton; and brothers, Johnny, Roy, Charles and Billy Johnson.

Visitation with family receiving friends will be Sunday from 5 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home and again Monday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Services: 10:30 A.M., Monday, November 12, 2018 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. 

Interment: Will be at Ridge Cemetery in Fremont.

Memorials: Directed to the family for a charity yet to be determined.


Moser Memorial Chapel
2170 N Somers Ave.
Fremont, NE 68025

402-721-4470

mosermemorialchapels.com
www.wyuka.com/