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Obituary- Betty Dasko

Betty Louise Dasko

12-31-1923 ~ 05-04-2010

    Betty Louise Dasko of Walsenburg passed away on May 4, 2010 at Walsenburg’s Spanish Peaks Hospital.  Betty was born December 31, 1923 in Delcarbon, CO Mining Camp to H.O. and Mamie Marie Long.  She is preceeded in death by her husband Mike Dasko, her parents, three sisters, one grandson and one great grandson.  Betty is survived by two sons, Gary M. Dasko, George H. (Christine) Dasko; and one daughter, Marcia L. Dasko; nine grandchildren, Daniel (Christina) Dasko, Karen (Robert) Torres, Tyson (Jessica) Dasko, Odin T. (Bethany) Dasko, Shona (Donald) Trujillo, Gabriel (Heidi) Dasko, Jennifer (Greg) Garrison, Michael (Shelby) Dasko and Jared (Mary) Watkins.   She is also survived by 28 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren, 4 sisters, Margaret, Helen, Lois, and Patricia and one brother, James.

    Betty was a long time member of the American Legion and River Round Up Chapter of the FCE, Eastern Star, Rebekas, Cow Belles and numerous other clubs and organizations for may years in Walsenburg. 

    Services will be held May 19, 10 am  at the St. Benedict Episcopal Church, 113 Field St. in La Veta, Colorado.  The services will be performed by the Rev. Lyn Burns, Vicar of St. Benedict Church.

    Betty requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Benedict Episcopal Church, PO Box 1186, La Veta, CO, 81055