Elizabeth "Betty" Schoentag

Elizabeth F. “Betty” Schoentag, 87, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Saturday evening, December 20, 2025, at Oak Park Assisted Living in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Services will be held at a later date.
Inurnment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Hazleton, Iowa, at a later date.
Memorials may be directed in her name to Cedar Valley Hospice or Oak Park Estates Assisted Living and Memory Care.
Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa, is assisting the family.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Elizabeth Frances Brown was born March 25, 1938, in Oelwein, the daughter of Francis and Louise (Freisinger) Brown. She graduated from Oelwein High School in Oelwein and then earned her BA in Education from Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls. On June 12, 1960, she was united in marriage to Fred Sigmund Schoentag at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. After college she taught in the Vinton School District in Vinton, Iowa and later she worked with Fred at his State Farm Insurance Agency. Betty’s most important and enjoyable job was providing childcare for her oldest grandchildren. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing Farmville and going for rides with Fred in their convertible.

Betty is survived by her 2 sons: Chris (Brenda) Schoentag of Waterloo and Brad (Liz) Schoentag of Oswego, Illinois; and 4 grandchildren: Spencer Schoentag, Sydney (Jerad) Lee, Joel Schoentag and Cassie Schoentag.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Fred in 2020; infant daughter: Chandra Schoentag; sister: Marlene Huenecke; and brother-in-law: Bernie Huenecke.