COLUMBIA CITY – Betty L. Roberts, 93, a former Cleveland Township, Whitley County, resident, died at 5:45 a.m. May 31, 2016, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe where she had been a resident since August 2013. She was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Cleveland Township, to John and Maude Poland Tschantz. On Nov. 4, 1944, she was united in marriage to Lawrence A. Roberts, who survives. He was her husband for over 71 years. Her formative years were spent in Collamer. She graduated from South Whitley High School. A homemaker, she attended Collamer Christian Church. Also surviving are two children, Wayne Roberts and Julia (and spouse Dan) Rowland, all of South Whitley; two daughters-in-law, Judy Roberts Egolf, Columbia City, and Sue Roberts, North Manchester; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Jeannie Dailey, Huntington. She was preceded in death by two sons, Randall and Kenton Roberts; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Roberts; four sisters: Peggy Schaffer, Dorothy Watson, Ruth Walter and Catherine Norris; and two brothers, Donald and Dale Tschantz. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley. Burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to American Diabetes Association or Collamer Christian Church. Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.
