Elizabeth (Bette) Louise White, 90, of Fort Collins, passed away on October 23rd, 2026, at Collinwood Memory Care Center.
Bette was born on September 2nd, 1936, to Earl and Helen Oien in Kingsford, Michigan. She remained in Michigan throughout her youth, graduating from Kingsford Highschool.
On July 7th, 1956, she married her sweetheart Warren (Bud) White, and together they had three children; Debbie, Cindy, and David. After David was born, they moved to Aurora, CO due to his asthma. In 1976 they moved to Red Feather Lakes, until Bud passed in 2009. Bette stayed in Red Feather Lakes until relocating to Fort Collins three years ago. Bette enjoyed keeping busy with her hobbies of knitting, puzzles and crafting. She loved spending time walking her dog.
Bette was rich in family, spread far and wide.
She is survived by her three children; Debbie Blevins (LaJunta, CO), Cindy (Don) Tolbert (Sherman, TX) and David White (Red Feather Lakes, CO), her brother; Tom (Cindy) Oien (Iron Mountain, MI), her sister-in-laws; Linda Oien (Iron Mountain, MI), Wendy Oien (Sturtevant, WI), Kim Oien (Kenosha, WI), and Donna Sanchez (Salida, CO), her grandchildren; Brian (Tracy) Blevins (Eagle River, AK), Laura (Steve) McMahon (Pueblo, CO), Tera (Terry) Clodfelter (Swink, CO), Crista Morales (Denison, TX), Tony Morales (Denver, CO), Ashley (Josh) Stermer (Centennial, CO), Eric (Jessica) White (Taylorsville, UT), Emily (Sean) Hale (Billings, MT), and Andrew White (Winter Park, CO), as well as 25 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter; Amelia Ann Morales (Sherman, TX).
She is preceded in death by her husband, Warren (Bud) White, her parents; Earl and Helen Oien, her brothers; Richard Oien, Edwin Oien, John Oien, Jerry Oien, and James Oien, her son-in-law Jerry Blevins, and her grandchildren; Jered Morales and Derek Morales.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Bohlender Funeral Chapel in the coming weeks, as well as a Funeral Mass in Kingsford Michigan with a burial to follow in Quinnesec MI this coming summer.