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Elizabeth Ann (Rudebeck) Block, 82, of Chisago City, MN, passed away May 17, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN.

Elizabeth (Betty) Rudebeck was born April 11, 1943 to Donald and Myrtle Rudebeck. 

Betty graduated in 1962 from White Bear Lake High School. Later that year, September 20, she married Charles “Charlie” Block. Together they built a life in the Chisago Lakes area with their children Steve and Cheri. Betty worked various jobs throughout the years, with her favorite role being a daycare provider to her grandkids and other children.  Betty enjoyed cooking, canning, nature watching and gardening both vegetables and flowers. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and fur babies. She spent many years cheering on her children and grandchildren at a variety of sporting and extra-curricular events. She took great pride in hosting family at holidays, setting beautiful tables, cooking grand meals, followed by scrumptious desserts. What she enjoyed most though, about these gatherings, were the conversations, laughter and love shared.  In 2016, Betty and Charlie retired to Arkansas but enjoyed making trips home for family events. After Charlie’s passing in 2021, Betty returned home to Minnesota. 

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Charlie; parents Donald Rudebeck and Myrtle and Vernon Billik; mother and father-in-law Walter and Ruth Block; brother David Rudebeck; sister Chris Ramsey; sister-in-law Barb Reed; brothers-in-law Bob Block, Hartley Reed and Burt Lorring; and daughter-in-law Sharon Block. 

Left to mourn Betty are her children Steve Block of Amery, WI and Cheri (Justin Kennetz) Salokar of Forest Lake, MN; grandchildren April (Joshua) Ziemer, Kelly Lathrop (Andy Saliny), Lisa (Nathen) Jansen, Spencer Salokar, Emit Salokar, Ashli Salokar, Robby (Ruby) Frank; great-grandchildren Rylee, Reagan, Maddy, Maverick, Jace, Jocelyn and Jameson; sisters Nancy Loring and Barb (Jerry) Ramsay; brother Mark (Leah) Billik; sister-in-law Amber Block; special friend Dick Sontag; her beloved fur baby Peanut; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

A funeral service will be held at 11am Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chisago City, MN with a visitation one hour prior. A luncheon will follow.

To sign an online guestbook and view a video tribute, please visit www.williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were made with the Williamson White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery, Wisconsin.

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