Betty J. Courtney 1927-2004

KINDL, FULTON, COURTNEY

Posted By: Michael (email)
Date: 3/2/2004 at 11:45:43

Betty J. Courtney, 76, of 4763 Chandler Court in Iowa City, died of cancer Sunday, February 29, 2004 at her daughter’s home in Iowa City.

Services will be held Thursday at 10:30 AM at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City with Pastor Steve Rachke officiating. Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. The family requests that memorials be directed to Iowa City Hospice or a fund to be established in Betty’s name.

Betty was born May 31, 1927 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Jesse & Laura (Kindl) Fulton. She graduated from Iowa City High School in 1946. Betty married Darrell Courtney on December 22, 1946 in Iowa City. She had been an Iowa City resident for the majority of her life – living in Canoga Park, California for 20 years.
She returned to Iowa City in 1982. Favorite pastimes of Betty’s were watching her grandchildren play in sports and perform in orchestra and chorus at City High School.

Survivors include her children, Darrell Courtney of Portland, Oregon, Mark Courtney & his wife Tiam of Orange, California, Judy Courtney of Big Bear, California, Dorothy “Dottie” Hansen & her husband Richard of Iowa City and Nancy Skay of Iowa City;

15 grandchildren, Dominic, Jesse, Lance, Rochelle and Kevin Courtney; Jennifer and Jami Pickard; Richie, Ryan, Robert and Rachel Hansen; & John, Courtney, Kiley and Kenzie Skay

five great-grandchildren, Larissa, Casey, Hadassa, Bailey and Seth;

four brothers, Chuck Fulton & his wife Josephine, Keith Fulton & his wife Jeanette and Ken Fulton & his wife Marilyn, all of Iowa City and Bill Fulton of North Liberty.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1984 and two brothers, Richard & Gene.

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