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Betty Jean Rolfsmeier was born on March 15, 1937, in Fairmont, NE, and was adopted by Henry and Emma (Klepper) Rucksdaeschel and passed away on March 26, 2020, in Milford at the age of 83 years and 11 days.

Betty grew up in Waco where she attended and graduated from Waco High School in 1958. She then attended cosmetology school in Omaha where she graduated in 1959. Betty returned to Seward to work. She met and later married Merlin Tannahill in 1963 at St. John Lutheran Church, Waco. The couple lived in the Staplehurst area until 1983 when they moved to Seward. The couple later divorced. Betty was the first door greeter at Wal-Mart in Seward until she retired in 2010. Her highlight working at Wal-Mart was meeting and shaking Sam Walton's hand when he came to town. Betty was united in marriage to Ben Rolfsmeier on May 9, 2011, at their farm. Betty was a generous soul and would help anyone in need. She loved writing letters to family and friends, keeping them up-to-date with her and her family in Nebraska. Betty loved playing cards and dice on family outings. She also enjoyed sewing and quilting. Her greatest joy was her family, especially her four grandkids. Betty was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Seward.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Emma Rucksdaeschel; two husbands, Ben Rolfsmeier and Merlin Tannahill.

Betty is survived by her two sons, Wayne and wife Crystal Tannahill, York, Gordon Tannahill and fiancée Michelle Boyle, Omaha; four grandchildren, Nicholas Senstock and fiancée Savannah Peterson, Alex Tannahill, Vince Tannahill and Cara Schrader.