ELIZABETH (BETTY) HOUSE

Mass for Elizabeth (Betty) House, 87, of Graham, mother of a Rusk resident, was at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Graham, with the Rev. Raymund Mullan officiating. Burial was in Pioneer Cemetery.

Mrs. House died Jan. 18. She was born May 27, 1920, in Balta, N.D., to the late Michael and Mary Axtman Hoffart. She was a longtime resident of Graham and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Marion Hester House, on April 17, 2001. Survivors include sons, Mike House of Rusk, and Mark House of Graham; sister, Rose Brossart of Rugby, N.D.; two brothers, Joe Hoffart of Longmont, Colo., and Donald Hoffart of Devils Lake, N.D.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home in Graham.

January 23. 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald