Betty L. Tinken Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Betty L. Tinken of Gilmore City, Iowa, born in Ottumwa, Iowa, who passed away on September 28, 2023 at the age of 94. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her adoptive father Fred (Violet Hall); her children, Randy Tinken (Bel), Linda Ford (Kim Swanson), Tim Tinken (Kim), Becky Carman and Clare; her grandchildren, Travis Tinken (Amy), Corey Tinken (Wendy), Tami (Joe Waldner), Stacey Skinner (Jamie), Patti Maki (Terry), Shari Nepstad (Brian), Cindy Sandven (Craig), Bobbi Ford, Erika Bibeau (Craig), Jeremy Tinken (Alicia), Davin Tinken, Janelle Dugan (Daren), Joel Harklau (Cassie) and Garret Carman; her stepsister Wanda Christensen Dorsey; her husband Burton Tinken; her son Larry Tinken; her granddaughter Madonna Tinken; her great grandchild Nicholas Potter; her parents, Fred Hall and Violet Hall; her stepmother Esther Christensen Hall; her mother-in-law Vera Tinken (Terwilliger); her sister Tressa Strahorn (Kenny); her brother-in-law Steve Dorsey; her siblings, Ben Hartley (Yasuko), Rose Fascillia (Nick), Jim Hartley (Shirley), Gwen Dunnick (Virgil) and Robert Hartley; her stepbrother Richard Dale Christensen; and her close friend Mel Stearns.
