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Author: Lace_Lynch
Surnames: Springer, Reitz
Classification: obituary
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BREMEN, OH: Betty L. Hodge died October 20, 2011 at the palliative unit of Fairfield
Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio following a brief illness.
Betty was born September 18, 1929 in Evansville, Indiana to William and Lucy Husk.
She attended Tekoppel grade school and was a graduate of Reitz High School in Evansville,
Indiana.
She married Ed Hodge September 10, 1949.
Betty and Ed lived in Evansville, Indiana, Paris, Illinois, Yorktown, Indiana, Troy, Ohio
and Brookville, Indiana.
They raised four daughters together, Linda Hodge, Cynthia Bruggeman, Kathy Moos and Karen
Hodge-Green.
Betty and Ed were married for 58 years before Ed passed away in 2007.
Betty moved to Hide-Away-Hills near Bremen, Ohio to live with her daughter, Linda Hodge,
following Ed's passing. Betty was a lifelong Democrat and active in the American
Legion Auxiliary.
She loved family, travel, eating out, shopping and football.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents William and Lucy Husk, sister and
brother-in-law Thelma and Raymond Springer, brother-in-law Brad Reitz and loving husband
Ed Hodge.
Surviving are sister Shirley Reitz of Bremen, Ohio; daughters Linda Hodge of Bremen, Ohio,
Cynthia Bruggeman of Troy, Ohio, Kathy Moos (Doug) of Lancaster, Ohio, and Karen
Hodge-Green (Mike) of Tipp City, Ohio; grandchildren Kate Bruggeman, Kevin Bruggeman and
Tony Moos; nephews Raymond (Mary Ann) Reitz of Philadelphia; Dave Reitz (Cindy); Mike
(Denise) Reitz; Sue (Rick) Teer, all of Evansville, Indiana; Jeff (Nancy) Reitz of
Henderson, Kentucky; special great-niece Jennifer (Travis) Montgomery and their daughter
Dani Rae of Newburgh, Indiana; and several great nieces and nephews.
Burial by cremation with a private family service to be held at Betty, Linda and
Shirley's home.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations are made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation
for breast cancer.
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