Gill Brothers

Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Lumpkin, went home to her Heavenly Father on September 30, 2008, after a long battle with a blood disease. Born in Havre, MT on March 7, 1926, Betty attended St. Jude Catholic School and graduated from high school in 1944. She graduated from Northern Montana College in 1946 as a medical secretary. She worked for the State of Montana in Helena for 4 years, and then moved to Minneapolis. In approximately 1954 she joined Pillsbury as a private secretary and stayed for over 20 years. She later retired from the Hennepin County Health Department. A strong pro-life advocate, Betty was committed to her family, her Catholic faith, volunteer work, her many close friends, and the arts in Minneapolis. She was elegant and kind, and always carried herself with poise and dignity. Her father was an engineer with the Great Northern Railroad, and she loved to travel by train in the 1954-1983 to visit them in Havre and help care for them. When her nieces visited, she always showed them the city’s sights and took them to museums, plays, and the basilicas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John S. and Mary J. Lumpkin and by her sister, Mary Lou and her brother, Jack. She is survived by her sister, Cecelia Bentley of Chanute, KS; her brother, Bill of Great Falls, MT and her brother, Tom of Cheyenne, WY. She also leaves 6 nieces and 4 nephews in Kansas, Texas, California and Maryland, and 10 great nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be held 11 AM, Monday, Nov. 3rd at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Chapel, 2914 W. 44th St., Minneapolis. A private graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Havre, MT on Thursday 10/9/08. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to St. Jude Thaddeus School, P.O. Box 407, Havre, MT 59501; or to Carondelet Catholic School, 3210 W. 51st St., Minneapolis, MN 55410. The family invites all friends to contact them via Gill Brothers Funeral Home in Minneapolis at 612-861-6088, or via Holland and Bonine Funeral Home in Havre at 406-265-4371. GILL BROTHERS Minneapolis Chapel 612-861-6088