Betty Jean Kaiser
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Mishawaka, to Clyde and Gladys Hamilton Perkey. On June 19, 1954, in Osceola, she married William W. Kaiser, her high school sweetheart, who survives. They were married 61 years.
She attended Jamestown schools and graduated from Jimtown High School in 1954. Their family grew to include Corinne and Byron. Following a call to ministry in The United Methodist Church, the family lived in Evansville; Wharton, N.J.; Fairmount; North Manchester; Hartford City; Nappanee; Kendallville; Michigan City; Yorktown and Warsaw. During this time she was the youth director of each church and touched many lives. They retired to Tippecanoe.
She created, owned and operated Benchmark Forms, and also worked at a variety of other jobs.
An accomplished seamstress, she was also a master gardener, and a creator, director and designer of several church dramas. She enjoyed traveling and organizing trips, and was a fabulous cook who enjoyed making family dinners with themes. She loved all “critters” and loved the color red. She enjoyed studying genealogy and organizing pictures of relatives. While the last few years of her life were limited by health, she maintained her passion for reading non-fiction and history books, and learning about life’s mysteries.
She loved her family passionately.
Also surviving are two children, the Rev. Corinne (and spouse Stan) Boruff-Stucker, Churubusco, and the Rev. Byron (and spouse Candy) Kaiser, North Webster; a sister, Ellen (and spouse Richard) Perkey Deak, Jamestown; six grandchildren: Andrew (and spouse Jaimie) Boruff, Rebecca (and spouse Sani) Maiki, Benjamin Boruff, Elyse (and spouse Sam Lane) Kaiser, Diana Kaiser and Matthew Kaiser; six step-grandchildren: Scott Stucker, Christopher (and spouse Melissa) Stucker, Michael (and spouse Cheryl) Stucker, Trina Wright, Bradley Robinson and Benjamin (and spouse Ashley) Robinson; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harvey Perkey and Jack Perkey; and one sister, Violet Perkey Mann.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Churubusco United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Wesley Brookshire and Norman Glassburn officiating. Private burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, northwest of Bourbon.
Calling is from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco, or at the church one hour prior to the service Sunday afternoon.
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Memorials to Epworth Forest Conference Center, 8531 E. Epworth Forest Rd., North Webster, IN 46555
Condolences via www.sheetsandchilds.net
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She was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Mishawaka, to Clyde and Gladys Hamilton Perkey. On June 19, 1954, in Osceola, she married William W. Kaiser, her high school sweetheart, who survives. They were married 61 years.
She attended Jamestown schools and graduated from Jimtown High School in 1954. Their family grew to include Corinne and Byron. Following a call to ministry in The United Methodist Church, the family lived in Evansville; Wharton, N.J.; Fairmount; North Manchester; Hartford City; Nappanee; Kendallville; Michigan City; Yorktown and Warsaw. During this time she was the youth director of each church and touched many lives. They retired to Tippecanoe.
She created, owned and operated Benchmark Forms, and also worked at a variety of other jobs.
An accomplished seamstress, she was also a master gardener, and a creator, director and designer of several church dramas. She enjoyed traveling and organizing trips, and was a fabulous cook who enjoyed making family dinners with themes. She loved all “critters” and loved the color red. She enjoyed studying genealogy and organizing pictures of relatives. While the last few years of her life were limited by health, she maintained her passion for reading non-fiction and history books, and learning about life’s mysteries.
She loved her family passionately.
Also surviving are two children, the Rev. Corinne (and spouse Stan) Boruff-Stucker, Churubusco, and the Rev. Byron (and spouse Candy) Kaiser, North Webster; a sister, Ellen (and spouse Richard) Perkey Deak, Jamestown; six grandchildren: Andrew (and spouse Jaimie) Boruff, Rebecca (and spouse Sani) Maiki, Benjamin Boruff, Elyse (and spouse Sam Lane) Kaiser, Diana Kaiser and Matthew Kaiser; six step-grandchildren: Scott Stucker, Christopher (and spouse Melissa) Stucker, Michael (and spouse Cheryl) Stucker, Trina Wright, Bradley Robinson and Benjamin (and spouse Ashley) Robinson; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harvey Perkey and Jack Perkey; and one sister, Violet Perkey Mann.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Churubusco United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Wesley Brookshire and Norman Glassburn officiating. Private burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, northwest of Bourbon.
Calling is from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco, or at the church one hour prior to the service Sunday afternoon.
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Memorials to Epworth Forest Conference Center, 8531 E. Epworth Forest Rd., North Webster, IN 46555
Condolences via www.sheetsandchilds.net
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