Betty Burns Bollinger (Grandma BB) passed away Tuesday September 23, 1997 due to complications from Parkinson's disease.
Betty was born to Florence and George Burns in Detroit, Michigan October 19, 1919. She later moved to the Bay Area and while attending the University of California at Berkeley, she met and married her college sweetheart Joseph S. Bollinger, January 19, 1939. Betty and "Buzz" then moved to Salt Lake, where they raised their six children and ran their family business, Broadway Shoe Rebuilders. Betty will always be remembered for her wonderful style and graciousness. Always a lady and eager to participate in everything and anything that came about, she loved tennis, golf, and bridge, and was an active member of Ladies Golf Association at The Country Club. She was also a member of the Salt Lake Tennis Club and The Springs in Rancho Mirage, California where she spent most of her winters. She was a volunteer at Holy Cross Hospital and The Art Barn, not to mention a beautiful artist in her own right. She was a terrific mother and actively participated in all six of her children's activities, rarely missing any of the boys Little League games. She was also a member of the Junior League of Salt Lake where she served on numerous committees. We will all remember the "sparkle" in her eyes and how she loved to be invited to dinner.Betty is survived by her six children, Joan Boru (Kevin), San Francisco, CA; Ron Bollinger (Marci), Salt Lake; Joe Bollinger, Jr. (Susan), Salt Lake; Anne Sears (Rob), Port Townsend, WA; Scott Bollinger (Faith), Salt Lake; and Tina Thatcher (Rick), Salt Lake; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 27, 1997, at 2 p.m., at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue and `N` Street, (northwest corner), under the direction of Larkin Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
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