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Betty Alice (Berg) Olguin, Servant of God, Holy Woman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and mother-in-law went to her Maker on Friday, March 10, 2000 after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas; sons, Peter, Timothy and Christopher; daughters, Valerie, Elizabeth and Anastasia; three grandchildren, Sean, Nicholas, and Jacob; daughter-in-law, Ann, wife of Peter and mother to Nicholas; sons-in-law, Randy, father to Sean and Jacob and Kennedy, husband to Elizabeth. Betty was born in Sugarite, New Mexico in 1937. She attended elementary schools is Raton, NM and San Francisco, CA, junior and high schools in Albuquerque, NM. She married Nicholas in 1957 and together they spent many years overseas while Nicholas served with the U.S. Army for ten years and for 30 years with the U.S. Department of State. Betty raised her five children in places like Iran (three years), Greece (five years), Germany (seven years), Spain (two years), Philippines (four years), and Thailand (four years). She took part in programs which actively promoted better relations between the American community and that of the host nation. In the Philippines, for example, she was actively engaged in supporting fatherless families in several villages in the vicinity of Clark Airbase and in programs to raise money to buy food for several orphanages. In Thailand, she worked with an embassy group which provided medical and other support to U.S. citizens, many in their late teens or early 20's being held in Bangkok prisons. In many cases, she was a surrogate mother to them. She was an active member of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a Lay Eucharistic Minister in various parished across the globe and always enjoyed teaching CCD to young members of the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Christian Children's Fund. Donations may be mailed to CCF, 2821 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23261-6511. Heartfelt thanks are offered to Dr. Takiyyuddoin, Dr. Boedeker, Dr. Diamandidis, and Dr. Norris for their great humanity and the love they always showed Betty. Equal appreciation is extended to many of the nurses and staff at Valley Hospital who did likewise. Visitation and Rosary will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. at Palm Funeral Home on Eastern Avenue. Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church on Alta Drive at 1:00 p.m. followed by interment services at the Palm Memorial Gardens on Eastern Avenue.
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