Betty Westaby of Stanley, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Throughout Betty’s life, she created many enduring moments of love with Charles, the love of her life, married for 61 years. Their greatest pride is their family which includes: five children, Robert (Pamela)of Stanley, Jeffery (Patricia)of Stanley, Laura Kolstad of Wisconsin Rapids, Kristine (Rick) Koplitz of Owen, and Becky (Todd) Chwala of Stanley; fourteen grandchildren: Shannon (Josh) Harrison, Nicole (Nick) Punke, Cassie Kolstad, Dustin (fiancé Sarah Romanowski) Westaby, Katelyn Westaby, John Kolstad, Matthew (Courtney) Lawcewicz, Elizabeth Westaby, Samantha (Josh) Dahl, Aubrey Chwala, Shawna (fiancé TJ Parker) Lawcewicz, Brett Chwala, and Riley Westaby; and nine great grandchildren: Chad, Rachel, Logan, Paige, Noah, Greyson, Brantley, Easton, and Kaysen.Betty was the daughter of Lawrence and Orpha (Carr) Yeager. She grew up in Hannibal, Wisconsin and attended Hannibal schools. She worked at the Stanley Corporation and Sears Store in Stanley.Betty and Charles started from meager beginnings. They worked hard building their family homestead and milk hauling business, Westaby Milk Haulers. Betty was a jack of all trade in the business. Being co-manager, bookkeeper, parts runner, and occasional milk hauler. She did whatever needed to be done to keep the trucks rolling. She was part owner of a fifty head beef herd, a dairy farm, and West Ridge Farms. Betty enjoyed playing cards with family and friends, forever rounding up her willing grandchildren into countless games of Phase 10, which she most often won. The laughs shared over those games at holidays and other get-togethers created such joy. She was an outstanding cook, forever making too much food for her kids and grandkids at each holiday meal, and always remembering their favorite dishes.
She will be greatly missed by her entire family.Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Orpha (Carr)
Yeager, Brothers: Earle, Charles, Larry and Albert. Sister in Laws: Merle and Bernice and Granddaughter Lacey Anne.
A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Plombon Funeral Home in Stanley with Rev. Randy Vandeloo officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Hannibal cemetery.