Valerie Bettendorf

Valerie Cecelia Bettendorf died on December 27, 2008 at Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, MD. She was born May 2, 1920 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the daughter of Joseph H. and Lucetta C. Rocholl Bettendorf. She attended St. Benedicts College in St. Joseph, Minnesota. She was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and worked at the Marine Aviation Command and the War Department. She continued her career at NASA in Greenbelt, MD and retired after 26 year of service. Throughout her life Miss Bettendorf was actively involved in the Parish activities of St. Bernards of Clairvaux Church. She was a member and Prefect of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and taught religious education classes. She is survived by four brothers, Justin, Philip, James and Thomas, her sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 5700 St. Bernard's Drive, Riverdale, MD on January 3, 2009 at 10 am. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor.