Betty Ann Owens Mcgruder Obituary

Betty Ann Owens Mcgruder attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, IA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Betty Ann Owens Mcgruder.

Graduation Year	Class of 1973
Date of Passing	Mar 29, 2022
About	Betty Ann McGruder, age 66, Council Bluffs, passed away March 29, 2022. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 1, 1955, to John and Helen (Laughlin) Owens. Betty graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1973. She was always willing to tackle new projects around the house. Betty will be remembered as a passionate mother and grandmother with a strong work ethic, and as a kind and caring neighbor. She was preceded in death by her father, John Owens; husbands, Dale Trautman and James McGruder. Survivors include daughters, Carrie McGruder-Fischer and husband, Doug, Neola, Iowa, Katie L. McGruder, Council Bluffs, and Kellie Poen and husband, Nick, St. Peters, Missouri; grandchildren, Izzy, Caleb, Kylie, Evelyn and Jacquelyn; mother, Helen Robinson; sisters, Janet Hansen and husband, William, Mary Colburn, Debbie Rybar and husband, Terry, all of Omaha; brothers, Jerry Owens, Council Bluffs, Gary Owens and Shawn Robinson and wife, Kelly, all of Omaha; several nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday 2:30pm to 4:30pm, followed by Celebration of Betty’s life at 4:30pm all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Iowa School for the Deaf, CDLS Foundation and American Lung Association. Obituary published online - Cutler-O'Neill Funeral Home.