Bethel L. Waltke Obituary

Bethel L. Waltke of Beatrice, Nebraska, born on February 14, 1935, passed away on August 24, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bethel L. Waltke to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Rudolph Hansel and Edith Hansel (Albers); her husband Clarence W. Waltke; her son David Waltke; her siblings, Katherine Moormeier (Leslie), Arlene Burling (Kenneth), Leona Heidecker (LaMar), Helen Atkinson (Bill), Geraldine Westfall, Wallace Hansel (Irene), Glen Hansel (Margaret) and Melvin Hansel (Helen); her parents-in-law, Ben and Marie Waltke; and her brothers-in-law, Willard McCown and Willard Waltke.

She is survived by: her daughter Denise Miller (Jimmy) of DeWitt, Nebraska; her daughter-in-law Cindy Waltke of Beatrice; her grandchildren, Rebecca Bode (Matthew), Rachel Penner, Joshua Miller and Mariah Miller; her great grandchildren, Brynlee, Adalyn Penner, Vivian, Jackson Bode and Layla Miller; her sister DeLoris McCown; and her sisters-in-law, Elaine Waltke, Annita Wheeler and Lillian Holkum (John). She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to Cornerstone Lutheran Church.