Funeral services for Bettie Schmidt Lamensky, 98, of Rosenberg are set for 10 AM Thursday, May 29, 2014, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 1513 West St, Rosenberg, TX 77471 with Pastor John Huegel officiating. Burial will follow in Rosenberg City Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-7:00 PM Wednesday, May 29, 2014, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

Bettie Schmidt Lamensky, 98, of Rosenberg, passed away on Sunday May 25, 2014, at Oak Bend Hospital in Richmond, Texas. She was born on August 5, 1915, in Brenham, Texas, to August and Louise Schmidt. Bettie moved to the Needville area when she was 8 years old and went to Foster School. She met Willie Lamensky at local house dances, and they were married in 1938 at Immanuel UCC in Needville. They farmed in the Needville area for several years. Around 1945, they bought a farm in the Cottonwood community. They then joined the Beasley Evangelical Reformed Church, now Friedens United Church of Christ, where Bettie taught Sunday School classes and served as President of the Women's Guild for over 30 years. She worked on the farm and also at Boring's Variety School for many years.

Bettie was a faithful volunteer for the Richmond Parkinsons Foundation for many years. She was a member of the Rosenberg-Richmond Lodge of Hermann Sons. She loved to bake, and to play dominoes and could play for hours and hours at a time.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 52 years, Willie Lamensky; sisters Ida Hacker and Emma Hendrickson; brothers Bill Schmidt, Herman Schmidt, Eddie Schmidt,Fritz Schmidt, Louise Schmidt, Paul Schmidt, and August Schmidt, Jr.

She is survived by her son Calvin Lamensky and wife, Joyce; grandsons Cary Lamensky and wife, Theresa, and Brett Lamensky and wife, Serena; great grandsons Justin Lamensky, Dylan Lamensky, Lucas Lamensky, and Larkin Lamensky; step grandchildren Cathy Winsor and husband, Charlie, Sherrie Collis and husband, John, David Frels and wife, Janie; step great grandchildren Maxwell Frels and Greyson Frels, and numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.

Pallbearers will be Justin Lamensky, Dylan Lamensky, Richard Lamensky, Alvis Schmidt, Hugh Schmidt, and Kirk Schmidt.

Honorary pallbearers are W. Lee Schmidt, Wayne Schmidt, Glyn Schmidt, David Lamensky, Lucas Lamensky, and Larkin Lamensky.

The past few years Bettie has attended St. John's United Church of Christ near her home in Rosenberg. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. John's Improvement Fund or Friedens United Church of Christ in Beasley.

Online condolence messages may be left for the family at www.garmanycarden.com.
Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281) 342-4671.