Betsy Kathryn Bakker

Betsy K. Bakker age 40 of Marshall, MN died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Services will be 11:00 AM Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Tracy Alliance Church in Tracy, MN. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until time of Service on Friday only. Interment will be in the Tracy City Cemetery, with a luncheon served, immediately following the burial, at the church. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Betsy Kathryn Bakker was born November 20, 1971 in St. Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, NY. At the age of five, she was adopted along with her twin sister, Abby, by Guys and Irene Bakker of Tracy, MN. She was baptized in the Chandler Reformed Church in Chandler, MN and attended Tracy Public Schools. When she was eighteen she moved to Marshall, MN into an apartment. She later moved into the Parkview REM home. Over the years she worked at assembly and sorting at DAC in Marshall. Betsy was a member of the Tracy Presbyterian Church, and enjoyed puzzles, shopping, building things with Lego’s, and eating out, especially when it was spaghetti, French fries and ice cream. She also loved working at DAC with her special staff member, Julie, whom she called “Goola” and time spent with her caregivers, especially, Adam. Betsy was a caring and giving person, who will be remembered for that and her gift of sight, that she has given through a gift of organ donorship to the South Dakota Lions Eye Bank after her death. On Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Betsy died, surrounded by her loving family, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 40. Betsy is lovingly remembered by her mother and step-father, Irene (Albert Dalle) Bakker of Tracy, MN; twin sister, Abby B. Bakker and four other sisters, Stephanie, Holly, Cheri Lynn and Suzanne Bakker, all of Tracy, MN; six brothers, Jerry Clark of Ivanhoe, MN, Lonnie (Vicki) Clark of Chandler, MN, Mike (Dory) Clark of Tracy, MN, Danny (Laurie) Clark of Ruthton, MN, Brian Bakker of Tracy, MN and Jeff Bakker of Marshall, MN; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Her father, Guys Bakker, infant sister, Mary Dell, both maternal and paternal grandparents, and uncle, Archie Daniels preceded her in death.