Elizabeth Rankin (Bette)
December 9, 1944 - October 27, 2024
Bette was Born on December 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California to Frieda Hofer. She was adopted by Oscar and Pauline Gullickson of Lodi, CA. She attended Concordia High School in Oakland, CA and later attended Concordia College at Rochester, IL, where she played on the volleyball team and graduated with a BA degree. She taught first and second grades in a St. Louis, MO Lutheran School for two years and at Trinity Lutheran School in Lincoln, NE for one year. She loved God and her family and had a heart for the unborn, volunteering at the Crisis Pregnancy Center, Lincoln, for several years. She loved music, loved to sing and could often be heard singing the lyrics to favorite hymns as well as to musicals. Bette also liked to be creative; drawing, sewing, cooking, computer graphics, and home decorating. She enjoyed BSF bible studies, and leading the women of our home fellowship groups.
She is survived by her husband, Gordon Rankin; daughter, Laurel Rankin of Colorado Springs; son, Chris Rankin of Central City, NE; sister, Teddy Kolb of Acampo, CA, as well as grandchildren, Bridgid Rankin of Colorado Springs, CO, Josiah Rankin, Hadassah Rankin, and Rebekah Rankin of Central City, NE.
A Celebration of Bette's Life will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Lincoln Berean Church, 6400 S 70th Street followed by Interment at the Central City Cemetery in Central City, NE at 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be designated to the Pregnancy Center, Lincoln. Condolences online at
