Betty Pickle died peacefully Friday, July 30, 2021, with loving family by her side. She was 92. 
No memorial service will be held, in accordance with her wishes. Private burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in the “Pickle Patch.”
Betty Jean Brown was born June 6, 1929, in Watkins to Earle and Mary Brown. She lived in Kimball, and graduated from KHS in 1946. In June 1947, she married Merlin; they had two sons, Gerald and Robert. The family moved to St. Louis Park in 1955, and she most recently lived at Park Shore Senior Community.
Betty started her volunteer career with St. Louis Park Schools before becoming an active volunteer at Methodist Hospital where she started and managed the Lifeline Program. She served on many hospital committees, too many to list but all equally important to her, and she received many awards for her volunteer and community service. Betty was a ProVol (professional volunteer), as her license plates declared. She also was a member of the St. Louis Park Women’s Club, St. Louis Park Senior Program, and the Lenox Foundation.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and siblings Wanda, Neil, Calvin, Rheba, and Janice.
She is survived by her sons Jerry (and Linda) Pickle, and Bob (and Sharon) Pickle; grandchildren Andy (and Elise), Brian (and Kristin), Dan (and Rachel), Michelle (and Jeff), and Matthew; great-grandchildren Kennedy, Emma, and Lucas.
Special thanks to PN Methodist Hospital staff 5W, PNMH Hospice, and Aurora for the care and compassion shown to Betty and family. Memorials are preferred to PNMH Hospice or donor’s choice. Arrangements are with Huber Funeral & Cremation Services in Eden Prairie.