Betty Mae Emanuel, 93, of Fairfax, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Colonial Manor in Amana. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at St. John XXIII Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery in Norway.  Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2018 at Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids.

Betty was born May 4, 1924 in Walford, the daughter of Louis and Sadie (Rotter) Erger.  She was united in marriage to Ralph H. Emanuel on January 14, 1941 in Walford.  She worked at Killians Department Store and Frontier Herbs for many years.  Betty was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, VFW Legion Auxilary Post #572, and St. John XXIII.   Betty enjoyed playing cards, knitting, crocheting, going dancing and spending time with her family.

Betty is survived by her her children Ralph (Nancy) Emanuel, Marcia (Russell Larry) Foubert and Clarence Emanuel all of Fairfax; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and her sisters-in-law Mary Lou Erger of Cedar Rapids and Pat Erger of Norway; as well as her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ralph, her brothers Glen, Curtis, Ronald and John Erger, and her sisters Arlene Wodstrchill and Sharon Raim.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Essence of Life Hospice and Colonial Manor for their loving care of Betty.