Beth Lieffort

Beth Marie Blair was born in Glenwood, MN on January 25th, 1953 at 9:35 p.m. to William P. Blair, known all of his life as ?Bill? and Delores Ann Edmunds-Blair, who is called ?Dell?. Bill and Dell hoped for children in the early years of their marriage and found great joy in Beth, their only. Beth learned to love pets in her parents' home. Horses were a big part of her youth beginning with ?Midnight? and followed by ?Stormy?, who she rode till she was 18. An impressive group of dogs accompany her life including ?Cookie?, ?Taffy?, ?Pat?, ?Drellie?, ?Meera?, and the ever present ?Tammy?. Likewise, an amazing group of cats have been Beth?s companions; ?Aida?, ?Zelda?, ?Otto?, ?Mimi?, ?Link?, ?Izzi?, ?Stella?, and currently ?Archie? and ?Ava?. Beth also collected friends and she has many dear ones. She placed a very high priority on maintaining the friendship of people she loved, always without reservation. Beth and Al met in 1975 on the beach beside Lake Pelican near Minnewaska. They fell in love and were married. The wedding took place on May Day, 1976. Her first two children, Amaza and Seth, followed quickly within 14 months of one another. The joy that these two young people brought to Beth filled her life. Amaza?s husband, Wade Reitmeier, helped bring the wonderful 4 year-old Mason Wade and 2-year old Grady Albert Reitmeier into Beth?s life. She was thrilled for Seth and his wife Becky, who will become parents this spring. On August 11th 1990, Elizabeth Angel was born to Beth and Albert. She will graduate from Jefferson High School this June and begin her career in college this fall pursuing a music performance degree with the flute. She inherited many things from her mother; her eyes, her enormous inner beauty, her amazing hair, and her love of cats. Bethie thanks everyone who has loved her. She found joy in companionship. Aside from a good laugh now and then, good company was one of Beth?s favorite things in life. She Was Always Good For A Laugh. Beth died on Friday, March 13, 2009. She is survived by her husband, Albert formerly of Milbank, SD now from Alexandria; three children: Seth & wife, Rebecca Holm Lieffort; Amaza & husband, Wade Reitmeier, Elizabeth Lieffort; two grandchildren: Mason Wade & Grady Albert Reitmeier; mother, Delores ?Dell?. She was preceded in death by her father. Memorial service was held on Monday, March 23, 2009, 1:00 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN.