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Name: William Lamar Betzner (Nickname = Lamar)
Spouse: Nancy Jane Betzner
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DECEASED 2013,
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1940 Attended from through

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Yes   

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Birthdate: October 15, 1922   
Date of Death: March 8, 2013  
       

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Born in Thorncreek Twp., Whitley County, Indiana.

World War II veteram, AEM1C US NAVY, per headstone.

August 2, 1951 The Commercial-Mail, Columbia City, Indiana, Thursday, August 2, 1951, Page 3: "... VER RETURNS TO HER HOME IX CALIFORNIA Mrs. LaMar Betzner and son,1 Benny Dean, left Tuesday night for their home ... His death occurred in May."

Parents per 1940 census were Nathan J. & Elizabeth E. Betzner; siblings Albert R. (born c1905),Lois L. (born c1911), Hilda L. (born c1912), Mary C. (born c1915), Gladdes (born c1917), Opal (born c1918) & Zella (born c1918).

He was listed as alive & living in California June 6, 2000 in the obituary of sister Mary C. Grant.

First wife, Yvonne Jean Hile Betzner born 1928 in Indiana, died August 15, 1985 in Lincoln County, OR. Lived in Newberg, Oregon.

After death of first wife he remarried and lived in Overgaard, Arizona. Died in Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona. Buried Veterans Memorial of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Arizona.
 
Last Updated: 03-02-2016 Alumni ID: 11775
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