Elizabeth "Betty" Marie VanBrunt, 55 of Moline went home to be with her Lord on December 22, 2005 at Forest Hill Health & Rehab Center, East Moline.
Funeral services will be 1p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at the First Church of the Nazarene, Rock Island. Visitation will be Monday from 4-7 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Ave., Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the church.
Betty was born August 31, 1950 in Moline to William Thomas and Helen (Johnson) Lambert. She married William VanBrunt on May 3, 1975 in Rock Island.
Betty was named Polio Princess of Moline from 1955-1960, and also Miss Wheelchair Illinois from 1983-1984. She was active in her church and was the "craft lady" in vacation Bible school. Betty loved making crafts overall and enjoyed making baskets.
SURVIVORS
Husband William VanBrunt Moline
Daughter Crystal Clark Moline
Grandchild Kerridwyn Clark Moline
Mother Helen Lambert St. Petersburg, FL
Sisters Patricia (Darrel) Peterson Rockford, IL
Dorothy Williams St. Petersburg, FL
Brother Tom Lambert Muscatine, IA
Numerous nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by her father.
Online condolences may be expressed to Betty's family by visiting her obituary at
www.esterdahlmortuary.com