Betty Grace Dyer May 23, 1932 - September 29, 2014

Betty was born in Eugene on May 23, 1932 to parents Julius and Louise Haglund.

The family purchased the Metolius River Resort and moved to Camp Sherman when she was 14 years old. She attended the one-room Camp Sherman School when it was located down near Davis Creek, then on to Redmond High and Bend High where she graduated in 1950.

She met her future husband, Laurence, while he was picking up his younger sisters from school. She enrolled in nursing school at Portland's Emanuel Hospital but quickly realized Central Oregon, and Laurence, would be her life.

Betty and Laurence were married June 29, 1951 at the Bend Methodist Church and began their life together. Shortly after they wed, her father passed away. They moved to Camp Sherman to help her mother in the restaurant, and stayed. They spent the next 30-some years at the House on Metolius, enjoying work, recreation and raising their children. She was a tireless, dedicated, and active mother, encouraging and participating with her children in sports, hiking, camping, fishing and hunting.

In 1985, they moved to Sisters where she blossomed in her new career as "Grammy," helping raise and shape her grandchildren from crib, to skiing, then soccer, through high school and into adulthood. No easy task these days, but for her, being a loving and giving wife, mother, grandmother and friend was easy.

She loved the outdoors.

Betty was proud to say she was a "tomboy" as a youngster, but that description fit her well throughout her entire life.

She could be found at Hoodoo "schussing" the slopes with her family and friends or as a certified instructor teaching new skiers, camping at the coast or Cultus and Suttle lakes, or playing league softball around the community.

She was a wicked left-handed pitcher.

You would find her on the top of Black Butte with family, exploring Three Fingered Jack and Canyon Creek Meadows, followed by a fully clothed dip in Jack Lake, smiling and laughing through it all.

She was always game for one more ski around Suttle Lake, or one more ride up the chair at Hoodoo, once again showing Laurence, and her family, that she could do it all.

And she could, and she did.

Her family was blessed with her life.

Betty is survived by her husband of 63 years, Laurence Dyer; children Rad Dyer of Camp Sherman, Debbie and Chuck Newport of Sisters, Kevin and Debbie Dyer of Sisters; and grandchildren Beau Dyer, Towner Dyer, Nick Newport, Kelsey and husband Nate Harpham, Acacia Dyer and fiancé Greg Hill, and Andrew Dyer. She is also survived by her brother Jay Haglund and wife Donna of Corvallis, MT; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends whom she loved dearly and always considered family.

Betty was a special person. She will be missed. We will always remember her with Admiration, Love and Happiness.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Contributions in her remembrance may be made to Partners in Care Hospice (2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend OR, 97701) or the Deschutes Land Trust Metolius Preserve Memorial Fund (210 NW Irving Ave., Ste. 102, Bend OR, 97701).