Betty Arlene Wiemers

Betty Arlene Wiemers obituary, Springfield, OR

Betty Arlene Wiemers

Betty Wiemers Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Major Family Funeral Home - Springfield on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Betty Arlene (Short) Wiemers of Springfield passed away October 29, 2025, she was 100 years old. Betty Was born August 19, 1925, in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Ernest and Elma Marie (Moser) Short.
Betty married James Robert Wiemers in 1944, they were married until he passed March 31, 1999.
Betty graduated from Oakland High School and later attended the University of Oregon for a year. She was self-employed as a rancher/farmer and loved working at the ranch near the Umpqua River where she grew up. Betty loved animals, flowers and her family. She was an excellent gardener.
She is survived by her daughters, Susan (Wayne) Evans of Riley, Oregon, Connie Perlot of Scottsdale, Arizona; a granddaughter, Kelsie Miller of Riley, Oregon and 2 great grandchildren, Skye Miller and Coltin Miller of Riley, Oregon. Betty is preceded in death by her parents and grandparents; husband James; son, James Rodney; and sister Patricia Hult.
She will be buried next to her husband at the Reed Hill Pioneer Cemetery in Wilbur, Oregon.
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