Elizabeth
Spurrier, 55
Burnsville
- Elizabeth "Betty" Spurrier, 55, died Monday,
July 9, 2001 at her home in Burnsville.
A
funeral mass was held Friday, July 13, at The
Church of St. Leo in St. Paul.
Elizabeth
Ann Grandbois was born on March 18, 1946 in Thief
River Falls, the daughter of Paul and Harriet
Grandbois. She attended grade school in St. Hilaire
and high school at Lincoln High School in Thief
River Falls.
On
October 26, 1968, Betty married James Spurrier at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Red Lake
Falls.
Betty
helped people and animals, providing foster care
for 200 kittens and their mothers for the Minnesota
Valley Humane Society. She organized numerous
fund-raisers and established a pet visitation
program. In her spare moments, she operated a
cleaning and sitting service business for pet
owners.
She
enjoyed using her crafting talents to help organize
special events and parties with family and friends.
Betty especially enjoyed spending time with her
nine cats and two dogs.
Survivors
include her husband, James Spurrier; her mother,
Harriet Grandbois of Thief River Falls; a brother,
Richard (Kathryn) Grandbois of St. Hilaire; a
sister, Patricia (Ron) Woods of Portage, Penn.; and
three brothers-in-law.
Betty
was preceded in death by her father; an infant
brother, Phillip Grandbois; and her mother-in-law,
Alice Spurrier. A00003B2001JL18
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