Betty Vig
June 3, 1944-Oct. 1, 2021
Betty Jean Vig, the
daughter of Allen and
Loretta (Getzlaff) Forbes
was born on June 3, 1944
at St. Andrews Hospital in
Bottineau, North Dakota.
She died at the age of 77
years on Friday, October
1, 2021 at the Heart of
America Medical Center
in Rugby, North Dakota.
Betty was raised in
rural McHenry County,
where she attended
school. She was united in
marriage to Lyle Vig in
Deadwood, South Dakota
on August 30, 1971. The
couple was blessed with a
son, Chuck Lyle born in
1972 in Dillon, Montana.
They lived in Montana for
a short while, before mov-
ing Dodge, North Dakota.
The summer of 1981, the
family moved to the Rug-
by area and right before
Christmas of that year,
they were blessed with
their daughter, Kerri Jean
born in Rugby. Lyle and
Betty later dissolved their
marriage. Betty continued
to live in Rugby, raise her
children and work at the
Rugby Eagle’s Club. She
was a staple for many
years at the Eagle’s, she
retired after working there
for close to 40 years in
2020 and will go on to be
a legend at the Eagle’s.
Betty loved gardening,
canning and baking, a
couple of favorites were
her homemade pies, pizza
and chow Mein. She
loved playing cards, dice,
ladder ball and board
games. Betty loved cats
and always made sure she
had a house cat. She was
a member of the St. Paul
Lutheran Church and the
Rugby Eagle’s Club Auxi-
liary. She had a good
sense of humor and wit
about her and never left
home without looking her
best; her hair always done
with a matched outfit
from head to toe and
topped it off with match-
ing jewelry and purse.
Betty is survived by her
children, Chuck Lyle Vig
of Rugby and Kerri Jean
Tessmann of Rugby; a sis-
ter, Sharon Palmer of
Minot; a half-brother,
Myron (Darlene) Stutrud
of Rugby; nieces,
nephews; other relatives
and friends. She was pre-
ceded in death by her
parents; paternal
grandparents, Matthew
and Agnes Forbes; mater-
nal grandparents, William
and Marie Getzlaff;
numerous aunts, uncles
and other relatives.
Memorial services will
be held at 2:00 p.m. Tues-
day, Oct. 12 at the Ander-
son Funeral Home in Rug-
by with burial in the Per-
silla Watts Cemetery, Rug-
by. Rev. Jon Bonine
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the services
at the funeral home.
Recorded Music:
“Amazing Grace” – “Livin
on Love” by Alan Jackson
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online registry:
www.funeralsby
anderson.com