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Betty Louise Grow, 87

Memorial service for Betty Louise Grow, 87, of Dalton Gardens, Idaho, will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Calvary Lighthouse Chapel, 650 W. Lancaster Road, Hayden, Idaho 83835. Family and friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are provided by Yates Funeral Home. Online registry and condolences may be found at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.

Betty Louise Grow passed away peacefully the evening of April 4, 2019.

Betty was born June 29, 1931, in a rural farmhouse in Colorado, to Paul and Alice (Allen) Dehn. Her childhood was rich in love and experience through the time she spent with her beloved grandparents.

Her family moved to Florida, where she graduated high school. In an old photo, 17-year-old Betty is smiling, sitting on the back of an alligator. She was a brave girl and would stay brave her entire life.

The family returned to Colorado and Betty met Jim Grow, a young, handsome soldier from Idaho. They were united in marriage just weeks later, on March 11, 1951, and remained married the rest of their lives.

In 1957, Jim and Betty bought their house in Dalton Gardens, where they would raise their three daughters. Summers were spent swimming, water skiing, fishing, camping and experiencing the beauty of many national parks.

Betty taught kindergarten in Dalton for 11 years and was a second mother to many neighborhood children for many more years. Time passed quickly, filled with love, laughter, dancing and the cultivating of color and beauty in the yard and garden. Her garden always produced more than enough. Her grandchildren were loved, as she had been loved by her grandparents. Each of them has a grandma story to tell and cherish.

Betty was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She loved her family. Her family will love and miss her always. The memory of her will make us smile.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Alice; great-granddaughter, Kelli Marie Vandenberg; and brother, Charles Dehn. Betty will be lovingly remembered by her husband and longtime love, Jim of Dalton Gardens; daughters, Linda (and Ron) Simmons of Spokane, Wash., Vicki (and Earl) Mills of Post Falls, Idaho, and Lori (and Gary) Grossklaus of Morgan Hill, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Sheppard of Jacksonville, Fla.

Blessed and eternal be the memory of Betty Louise Grow.