Bertha "Betty" (Schroeter) Braun

June 17, 1916 - August 16, 2014

Bertha “Betty” Braun, 98, of Crete passed away Saturday August 16th at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights. Betty was born on June 17, 1916 in Crete, IL the daughter of Richard and Louise Schroeter nee Griese. She married her loving husband Carl Braun on December 1, 1935. Bertha truly adored her dog and companion Beauregard. She is survived by her children Charles (Dorothy) Braun of Connelly Springs, NC, Richard (Judy) Braun of Jefferson, WI, Claire Griffin of Crete, IL, Lyle (Sue) Braun of Findley, IL, Kenneth (Holly) Braun 0f Cisno Park, IL and Tammy Braun of Crete, IL. Her 11 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 15 great great-grandchildren also survive Betty. She is preceded in death by her husband Carl, her sisters Clara, Martha and Louise as well as a grandson Bradley Richard Braun. Betty was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs as well as a member of the Firemen’s auxiliary. She also enjoyed volunteering at the Happy Day Center. Visitation will be held Thursday August 21st from 2-7 p.m. at Hack Funeral Home in Beecher. Funeral services will be conducted Friday August 22nd at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Beecher. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Crete. Rev. Joel Dietrich will officiate. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Beecher. Condolences may be sent at hackfuneralhome.com $(document).ready(function(){ var ifr = $("#01C90146054H31A0"); ifr.data("ratio", ifr.attr("height")/ifr.attr("width") ); ifr.removeAttr("width").removeAttr("height"); // Resize the iframes when the window is resized $(window).resize(function(){ var width = ifr.parent().width(); ifr.width(width).height(width * ifr.data("ratio")); }).resize(); });