Keiffer, Betty Marie

Betty Marie Keiffer - age: 87
(October 20, 1925 to August 20, 2013 )
Resident of Hopland, California

Obituary:
Last Tuesday evening, August 20, 2013, the beloved Betty Marie Keiffer, lifelong resident of Hopland, CA, passed away at age 87. She is survived by her husband of Christopher Keiffer, children Christopher P. Keiffer, Patricia M. Parker(Mark), and Robert J. Keiffer(Beth), grandchildren Christopher M. Keiffer, Jessica M. Parker Icardo, Michael A. Parker, Ryan F. Keiffer and Laurel J. Keiffer, and great grandchildren Niko M.J.Icardo, Max D. Icardo, Theodore E. Icardo, and Madisyn L. Kucherry Parker. Grandchild Robert J.Parker is already at the “Pearly Gates” waiting for “Grandma Betty”.
Betty was born into the Enright/Anderson family of Ukiah on October 20, 1925 where she grew up on Grove Avenue, surrounded by many aunts, uncles, and cousins. At age 14 she worked at the Ukiah Theater as an usherette, where at age 16 she met her husband-to-be by questioning “that Hopland boy” about his age as he paid at the box office. After two years of going steady, Chris proposed to her while on military leave during WWII. They were married after the war on May 19, 1946, and remained happily so for 67 years. She was and is the love of his life.
Betty graduated from Ukiah High School in the class of 1943. She loved to play tennis and was active in Job’s Daughters Int. After graduation she worked as a telephone operator for Pac Bell until she married Chris and moved to Hopland to the Henderson-Keiffer family ranch. Her life was through her faith and family and friends and her love for all was endless. She was the “hub of communication” in all family matters and many community activities involving the local St. Francis Catholic church and Guild, St.Mary’s School, and the Hopland Volunteer Fire Dept (to name a few). She loved cooking and canning, gardening, entertaining family and friends, reading and writing, and reciting poetry and prayers. Some of her favorite memories were from adventures in hunting camps over the years.
A memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 25, from 2 to 6PM at the Brutocao Schoolhouse Plaza located in Hopland. The service will be outside followed by food , refreshments, and social time inside the Bliss Room. Please dress casually. Please ... no flowers. However, contributions can be made either to the St. Francis Guild (contact Bard Zensen 707-462-3012 bzensen@pacific.net ) or the Hopland Fire Protection District (P.O. Box 463, Hopland CA 95449).
A Catholic Mass in memory of Betty will be held at the St. Francis Church in Hopland on Sunday at 9:00AM. A private burial of her ashes at the Hopland Cemetery will be held at a later date.
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