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Surnames: TOWNE, SVENSSON, WOLFE, LONG, KELLOGG, PANELLI
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Betty Lou S. Towne
Betty Lou Svensson Towne died April 11, 2000, at Sutter Roseville Neuro/Trauma Center,
with her family at her side. Born May 5, 1944, in Albany, she was 55.
She was raised in Carson City, Nev.
She loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, clamming at Dillon's Beach, camping and
cooking up all of the bounty. Other hobbies included knitting, crocheting and her most
recent hobby, antiquing and selling on e-Bay.
She was a homemaker for the last 14 years and spent some time researching the
Montgomery/Towne families for a genealogy page on the Internet.
She loved decorating the house for Christmas and entertaining the family.
She was a member of the Davis Women's Golf Club and enjoyed her golfing buddy
relationships.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sture Svensson.
She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Thomas Towne of Davis; mother, Bette Svensson
of Carson City, Nev.; daughter, Shaela Wolfe and her husband Kevin Long, both of Reno; two
grandchildren, Chelsea and Trevor Wolfe of Reno; twin sister, Sonja Kellogg and her
husband David or Oroville; sister, Karen Panelli and her husband Rick of Reno; and two
brothers, Bruce Svensson and his wife Betsy of Carson City, and Stuart Svensson and his
wife Sharon of San Jose.
She also leaves behind Thomas Towne Jr. and his fiancee Karen; Brooke Towne Maranda and
her husband Sam; 2-year-old Ellis Towne Maranda; and Will Towne and his wife Sally of
Sacramento. These people were in her life and will miss her greatly.
Friends are welcome for visitation Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel,
116 D St., and the funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Burial
will follow at the Davis Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in her name to the California Waterfowl
Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma.
(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," the week of April 9, 2000, (Yolo
County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G
Street, Davis, CA 95616, <
http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not
related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this
family.)