Betty Lou Rapson

Betty L. Rapson, 79, of Pigeon, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at home under hospice care.

Betty was born at home on the family farm outside Elkton on July 13, 1940 to the late Clarence and Ada (Deming) Eisinger. She married Darrel A. Rapson on September 11, 1982 in Cross Lutheran Church, Pigeon. She and her husband owned and operated Rapson’s Adult Foster Care Home in Pigeon for 37 years. She was a kind, generous and loving Christian woman, who loved taking care of people. She made countless afghans for family and friends. She was a member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church.

She is survived by her husband Darrel; step-children Daniel (Jane) Rapson, Ted Rapson, Tim (Kathy) Rapson and Brenda Mangold; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; siblings Rose Voss, Gary (Helen) Eisinger, Lola (Keith) Walker and Clarence Dale (Dianne) Eisinger; and special friend Darlene Flannell. She was preceded in death by her sisters Daisy Cottrill and Iris Fricks, brother-in-law Vern Voss, and son-in-law LaVonne Mangold.

Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, November 13th at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church-Berne with Rev. Steve Neuman officiating. Urn interment will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 2-8 Tuesday at the Champagne Funeral Chapel and an hour before services in church.

Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church Organ Fund.