Betty Lou Tallarida (Babcock)
Betty passed away on July 16th, 2026 from congestive heart failure at the age of 78. Betty was raised on the Babcock Family Farm near Marshall,Minnesota. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1966. Betty then enrolled at Mankato State University in Mankato, Mn.
Betty graduated in 1970 with a BA degree. She then moved to Minneapolis and got a job at the Hennepin County Dept. Of Public Assistance while always dreaming of moving to California. In about 1978, she moved to California where she lived for the last 50 years. Betty considered herself a "free spirit" and enjoyed California immensely.
For years Betty helped many people in need transmitting Reiko healing energy. Betty loved creative dance meditation Kirtan expressing her emotions freely and spontaneously. She was loved for her uniqueness by many.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Erma Babcock, her sister Delores Nesteby and her brother Warner. She is survived by her brother, Wayne and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Her cremated remains will be spread across California.
A celebration of Life Service was held Sunday Sept. 27th at 10:30A at the Center for Spiritual Living at Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave.