Betty May
Obituary
Betty Jean (Weber) May, 89, passed from
this earth on Saturday (Aug. 11, 2018). She was born on a farm in
rural Marion County on Oct. 12, 1928, to George J. and Leah (Vogel)
Weber. She was the youngest of five children. Two sisters, Alvina and
Mae, died at birth.
Betty was a former Director of Nursing
for Marion Manor and Peabody Nursing Home. She attended Dobbs
one-room school house for eight years, walking two miles to school
each day. She graduated from Marion High School.
On May 4, 1946, she married Francis
Leroy May in Lyons. They celebrated 55 years of marriage. To this
union, they had four children: Stanley, Steven, Gregory and Jeanne.
Betty was a member of the Marion
Christian Church for 56 years.
After raising her four children, she
pursued her lifelong dream to attend Hesston College Nursing School
and graduated in 1984, receiving her RN license at the age of 56. She
retired at the age of 72 to care for her ailing husband until his
death in 2001.
Prior to her nursing profession, she
worked for Dr. Eugene Vinduska in Marion for many years, ALCO
Discount Store in Newton and J.C. Penny in Newton.
Another dream Betty and Francis had was
to build a house on Main Street in Marion; many hours of enjoyment
were spent visiting with family, friends and neighbors on the front
porch and watching traffic drive by.
Betty was preceded in death by her
parents, George and Leah; brother, Vernon; sister, Violet, husband,
Francis; and son, Stanley.
Survivors include daughter-in-law,
Donna May of Marion; son, Steven and wife Missy of Marion;
son,Gregory and wife Melinda of Leon; daughter, Jeanne and husband
Brant Bergren of Newton; 12 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 6 to 8
p.m. Monday (Aug. 13, 2018) at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion. Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2018) at the Marion
Christian Church. Interment will follow the service at Marion
Cemetery in Marion.
Memorials can be made to St. Luke
Living Center in Marion.
