Betty J. Stravers

Betty Jean Stravers, 92, of Prairie City, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Senior Suites in Urbandale. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Burial will follow at Waveland Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorials may be directed in Betty's name to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Pete and Emma (Vander Waal) Steenhoek, Betty was born on April 5, 1925, in Prairie City. She graduated from Prairie City High School. On Oct. 14, 1943, she was united in marriage to Laurence Stravers. Following her marriage, Betty farmed with her husband in the Prairie City and Vandalia area most of their life.

Those left to honor her memory include her two sons, Gene (Donna) Stravers of Runnells and David (Connie) Stravers of West Des Moines; five grandchildren, Tony (Shelley) Stravers, Justin (Lori Reynolds) Breckenridge, Jason (Tanya) Stravers, Nicholas Stravers and Erica (RJ) Meyer; 14 great grandchildren and three sisters-in-law, Betty Howse, Beverly Elrod and Beverly Steenhoek. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband and a brother, Raymond Steenhoek.