Betty E. Charles of Cedarburg passed away peacefully on Friday July 29, 2016 at Lasata Care Center at the age of 90 years.
Betty was born in Utica, New York on September 3, 1925 to the late Russell & Gladys (nee Phelps) Charles.
Betty was a long time active member at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, she was a founding member of the Cedarburg Junior Women’s Club, a Girl Scout leader in Cedarburg, and she was an avid bowler at the Cedar’s Lanes and loved to play bridge with her bridge club. Betty’s greatest love was spending time with her family, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband Robert of Grafton, children; Mary Ellen Backes of Cedarburg & Patti (Tom) Krebs of West Bend, grandchildren; Rebecca (Jarrod) Fauver of WA, Tiffany (Dan) Bando of IL, Adam Krebs of West Bend, Ben (Sarah) Krebs of Germantown, & Meghan (Jonathan) Russell of TN, great grandchildren; Abel, Johanna, Aiden, Landen, Caden, & Sawyer. She is further survived by other relatives and friends.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday August 8, 5 PM at St. Francis Borgia North Catholic Church 1375 Covered Bridge Rd. Cedarburg. Family will receive friends at the church on Monday from 3 – 4:45 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association appreciated.
The family would like to thank the staff at Lasata Care Center and Dr. Kevin Goniu at Cedar Mills Medical Group for their dedication, care and kindness to our wife and mother while she resided there.