Elizabeth "Betty" Emma Williams

The recording of Betty's service may be accessed by the following link: https://youtu.be/xdfcHeoxk_k. A private family service for Elizabeth “Betty” Williams, 63, of Lucan, will be held on Friday, October 16, 2020, at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. A livestream of the service will be available at 2:00 p.m. at https://iframe.streamingasaservice.com/b/160548/c/566415. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Elizabeth “Betty” Emma (Skendzel) Williams was born on September 23, 1957, in San Jose, California, the youngest of seven children to Chester and Jeanette (Jungen) Skendzel. When Betty was four, her family moved to Loveland, CO, where she grew up and attended school. After high school, Betty went to cosmetology school in Fort Collins, CO. She began her working career as a retail auditor, quickly advancing to director of merchandising and marketing, and purchasing agent in her final working years. On August 29, 1998, Betty was united in marriage to Paul Williams near Hill City, SD. The couple moved to Lucan in March 2018 to be closer to family. In her free time, Betty enjoyed crafting, traveling, and camping. She was a voracious reader of fiction, non-fiction, and of course her Bible. Betty loved being in the sunshine and spending time outdoors. Music was important to her, and she enjoyed singing and playing guitar with her family. Betty was an exceptionally kind and soft-hearted person who accepted and loved everyone she met. Betty died on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD. She is survived by her husband Paul of Lucan; son David (Jennifer Renwick) Kingham of Golden, CO; siblings Sandy Smith of Sunset, TX, Judy (Don) Mason of Cambell, CA, Kathy Miller of Mesa, AZ, Gary Skendzel of Oelrichs, SD, Roy (Linda) Skendzel of Irragon, OR, and Jack Skendzel of Loveland, CO; step-children Danna Williams of Shakopee, Ryan (Michelle) Williams of Owatonna, and Kirsten (Jeff) Wall of Vesta; grandchildren Makayla, Colby, Halle, Olivia, Foster, Eliza, and Laney; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Chester and Jeanette Skendzel, and brothers-in-law Chuck Smith and Carl Miller.