The Memorial services celebrating and honoring the life of Elizabeth (Betty) Tagge, 98, of Enid will be held at 11:00 A.M. February 01, 2020 in the First Baptist Church of Enid with Pastor Kelly Russell officiating. A private family graveside service will precede the memorial service. Services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
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Elizabeth (Betty) Mae (Stieg) Tagge was born December 12, 1921 in Fargo, North Dakota, the granddaughter of German immigrants. Her father, William Stieg, was a disabled veteran of WWI. Her mother, Jessie Rawn was a wonderful, hard-working neighbor girl he had grown up with.
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Betty Mae was educated in rural eastern Montana schools and graduated in 1943 from Montana State College majoring in dietetics. She completed an army dietetic internship (at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and in Ft Lewis Hospital in Washington). Then, she served two years as a dietitian in the Army Medical Corps, mostly in Arkansas where she met Dr. James Tagge.
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Jim and Betty were married on July 24, 1947 in St Louis. They lived and worked there for two years before moving to Enid where he started his 40-year medical career. They were members of the First Baptist Church. Betty did volunteer work at Bass Hospital, YWCA, Junior Welfare, Medical Auxiliary, PEO, and other community organizations while raising four active children.
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Betty enjoyed family immensely, also wonderful friends, traveling, and playing bridge. Betty will be remembered for her ready smile and quick wit. Her attitude toward others was gracious, kind and respectful. She was the loving heart of our family.
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Betty is survived by a daughter Carol (and Sam) Adams of Kansas City, MD; son Fred (and Jeanne) of Pass Christian, MS; son Dale (and Lana) of Enid; and grandchildren: Kevin (and Sarah) Adams and great grandson Noah Adams, Wendy Adams (and Justin) Hughes and great granddaughter Cora Hughes, James Tagge and great grandson Alex Tagge, Coral Tagge (and JR) Farrell and great grandsons Silas, Corbin and Murphy Farrell, McKenzie Tagge (and Brian) Campbell and great granddaughters Harper and Remi Campbell, Mallory Tagge, Anna Tagge (and Blake) Rucker, Alexander Tagge; and step granddaughter Leslie Snider. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Bruce Tagge, daughter-in-law Dana Cox Tagge, sisters Helen Stieg Ayers and Arleen Stieg Beach, brothers Bill and Art Stieg, and sister-in-law Elese Tagge (and Dallas) Anthony.
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Memorials in her name may be made to the First Baptist Church or the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
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Condolences may be made to the family online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. As one of Oklahomaʼs oldest single family owned and operated providers of funerals and cremations, Brown-Cummings is the name families have turned to for generations. They fully understand the honor and responsibility entrusted to them to preserve the story of oneʼs life. Visit 400 W. Maple, Enid, OK 73701. Call: (580) 237-5432.
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Obituaries are posted, in part, due to the generosity of The Commons.
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