Betty Thompson-Rinas Nov. 14, 1925 – March 19, 2010

MONTEVIDEO — Betty Mae Thompson-Rinas, 84, formerly of Montevideo, died Friday at the Clara City Care Center.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo and continues one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church.

Betty Mae Thompson Rinas was born on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1925, in Spring Grove, Minn., the daughter of Maurice and Blanche (Ekren) Fladager.

Betty was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove and later confirmed her Christian faith at the same altar. She attended school in Spring Grove, graduating with her high school class. She went on to continue her formal education at the Minnesota School of Business after which she worked for Pillsbury Company in Minneapolis.

On Aug. 31, 1946, she was united in marriage to Virgil A.I. Thompson in Spring Grove. Their union was blessed with four children: Robert, John, Barbara and James. In 1953, the family moved to Montevideo where Virgil served the community as pharmacist until his death on Dec. 31, 1976.

In January of 1984, Betty married Fred Rinas at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo. The couple moved to Alexandria. After Fred’s death in 2006, Betty moved to Willmar for a short time. Due to her declining health, she became a resident of Clara City Care Center where she lived until her death on Friday.

Betty was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo, actively serving in the Lydia Circle. She enjoyed golf, playing cards and especially cherished the time she spent with family and friends.

Betty is survived by her children: Robert (Ruth) Thompson of Tucker, Ga., John (Annette) Thompson of Spicer, Barbara (David) Kise of Baltimore, Md., James (Jacque) Thompson of Montevideo; grandchildren: Kelly Thompson, Angela Flaaten, Jennifer John, Sherry Kise, Heather Johnson, Tera Chester, Michael Thompson, Christopher Thompson and Victoria Thompson; great-grandchildren: Jayden Chester, Madeline John, Aspen Thompson, Olivia John, Isaac Johnson; and her sister: Louise (Lee) Sundet of Naples, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Virgil in 1976 and her husband Fred in 2006.

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