Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Betty Jane Baraby, 88, of Wallace, Idaho, passed away Nov. 27, 2014, at Silver Wood Good Samaritan of Silverton, Idaho. She was born Sept. 8, 1926, in Britton, S.D.; Betty was the daughter of Harold and Helen (Bennett)Hilton.
Betty attended and graduated from Superior High School of Superior, Mont., in 1945. She then attended Business College in Helena, Mont.
Betty married Albert Giles Baraby in June 1946. Betty moved to the Silver Valley in 1952 from Superior. Albert and Betty celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, before Albert passed away in 1987.
Betty had served as a legal secretary for various attorneys in Helena. After moving to the Silver Valley, she worked as a secretary, bookkeeper and office manager for the Baraby's Wrecking Company of Wallace.
Betty loved and enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed stripping copper from the wrecking yard to help with family expenses, she loved dogs and cats, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, gardening, the color purple,and A&W Root Beer restaurant in Wallace.
Betty is survived by her daughter Naomi (Rick) Barth of Wallace; two sons Charles Baraby of Boise, Idaho and Bruce (Debra) Baraby of Wallace; two granddaughters Patricia (Pat) Herndon of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Janet Hampton of Osburn; five great-grandchildren; one brother Mark Hilton of Superior; her brother-in-law Charles Baraby of Helena. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Albert Baraby and one son Harold Baraby.
Cremation will be held and private family graveside services will be held at the Superior Cemetery of Superior, Mont.
Arrangements by Shoshone funeral Services and Crematory of Kellogg, Idaho.