Betty J. Kesterson
1926-2015
Shenandoah, Iowa

Betty Jane (Herron) Kesterson passed away April 5, 2015, at The Hospice With Heart house, Glenwood, Iowa, after a short bout with a “too late” diagnosis of cancer. She was 89 years, three months, and five days.

Betty was born January 8, 1926, to Jesse and Mabel (Sauceman) Herron in Atchison County, Missouri. She received her education at Shilo Country School and graduated from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, in 1943.

On July 6, 1944, she was united in marriage to Emil (Bud) Kesterson in Topeka, Kansas. To this union, one son, Randall, was born. On July 6, 2014, they celebrated seventy years together at their son, Randall’s, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Betty was employed at Henry Field’s, Brannen’s Grocery, Shenandoah City Hall and then by Mount Arbor Nursery as a payroll clerk for 35 years.

Betty was an avid bowler and carried a high average for years. She loved spending time with her relatives and visiting her son, Randall, in Pittsburgh. As a hobby, she crocheted many potholders and embroidered dishtowels that she gave to relatives and friends here and in Pittsburgh. She also loved going dancing with Bud.

Betty would like to thank “special friend,” Mike Irvin, for the many visits to the doctors.

Besides her parents, Betty was preceded in death by brothers, Robert Herron, Donald Herron and W.H. Herron; and sisters, Marietta Watkins and Elizabeth Wintjen. Survivors include husband, Bud, Shenandoah; son, Randall, Pittsburgh; sister, Jessie Knierim, Rock Port; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service: 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 11, 2015, Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah.
Open visitation will begin 9:00 A.M., Friday, April 10, 2015, at Minter Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, and 9:00-10:00 A.M., Saturday, prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice with Heart, 300 W. Broadway, Suite 114, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.