Beatrice Arlene LAPPING

1912 - 2014  (102 years)

• Name	Beatrice Arlene LAPPING
  Birth	9 Apr 1912	Rose Twp, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Dec 2014	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota
  Notes	She was single and living at home in the 1930 census. She was a stenographer with an insurance company. In the 1940 census, she lived at home with her parents and siblings and worked as a bookkeeper for a fuel company. Celebrated her 100th birthday on April 8, 2012, with a party at her house: the same house in which she had lived for 90 years. Johnston, Beatrice A. 102, of Minneapolis, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at Catholic Eldercare on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wed., Dec. 17, 10AM at St. Lawrence Church, 1205 12th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Beatrice A. Lapping was born April 9, 1912 in Rose Township, Ramsey Co., Minnesota. She graduated from St. Lawrence Grade School, S.E. Mpls., in 1926, attended Minneapolis Vocational High School and at age 16 began her work life as a stenographer, bookkeeper and legal secretary. Included among her later employers was Schmitt Music, where she gave lessons on the Hammond Organ. On October 29, 1948, Bea married Burton H. Johnston. She and Burt remained at the Lapping family home to care for Bee's parents until their deaths in the 1960s. After Burt's retirement, they spent summers fishing, gardening and picking berries for jam on the shores of Lake Superior. Although Burt and Bee had no children, they welcomed generations of friends, relatives and children into their home, entertaining on the organ and saxophone, always sharing wonderful home-cooked meals including her famous potato salad, baked beans, and German kuchen. Her baking was renown. Annual bake sales at St. Lawrence Church had lookouts announcing her arrival to lines of expectant customers. A tin of dainty shortbread Christmas cookies always accompanied visitors as they left her house at Christmastime. Her caring spirit and loving smile made her a treasure to us all. Bee proudly lived in her childhood home nearly all her life. After Burt's death in 2005, with the help of family and friends, she remained there alone until age 100, and then moved to Catholic Eldercare in N.E. Minneapolis. Bee is survived by many Lapping, Marrin, Berg and Johnston nephews and nieces, Mayer cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jasper and Adelaide (Mayer) Lapping; husband, Burt; brothers, Edwin and Bennett; sisters Geraldine Marrin and Marjorie Berg; nephew Richard Lapping; and great-nephew, William Lapping.
  Person ID	I4839	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Jasper Edward LAPPING,   b. 13 Nov 1883, Minnesota d. 1 Jun 1965, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Adelaide Ann (Della) MAYER,   b. 10 Mar 1884, Winona County, Minnesota d. 22 Apr 1962, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1908	Merriam Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F3696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burton Henry JOHNSTON,   b. 9 Jun 1909, Wisconsin d. 5 Feb 2005, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1948	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	her obit says October 29th
  Family ID	F3738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2014