Betty Jean House, 94, of Columbia, IL passed away at home with
family by her side on July 23rd, 2024.
Betty was born at home on January 16th, 1930 in Washington
Park, IL. She was the daughter of Walter and Julia (Krost)
Klemme. Betty was set up on a blind date by friends and it went
so well they got married. She married her first and only love,
Robert E. House, in 1951 and they enjoyed 43 years together,
until his death in 1994. Surviving are three children, Janine (Fred)
Weisenborn of Phillipsburg, MO, Marjorie (Michael) Schwartz of
Columbia, IL and Walter (Jodie) House of Columbia, IL; her
daughter-in-law Christine House of Columbia, IL; eleven
grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband Robert, her son Robert J.
House of Columbia, IL, her parents and five siblings.
Betty was a graduate of East St. Louis High School, attended
University of Illinois and graduated from Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville. She worked for Monsanto as a

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