Betty Marie Keysor

Betty Marie Volbrecht Keysor
BIRTH
11 Mar 1928
DEATH
7 Oct 2020 (aged 92)
Circle, McCone County, Montana, USA
BURIAL
Richey Cemetery
Richey, Dawson County, Montana, USA
MEMORIAL ID
216484110 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 1
Adapt from Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home 10/12/2020

March 11, 1928 – October 7, 2020
Betty Marie Keysor passed away Wednesday October 7, 2020 at McCone County Health Center in Circle, MT.

Betty was born March 11, 1928, in Richey, MT, the daughter of Herman and Gladys (Anderson) Volbrecht.

She graduated from Richey High School with the class of 1945.

Betty married Bill Keysor on September 7, 1946, in Glendive, MT.
From their union they had five children: Cheryl, Keith, Bruce, Becky and Susy. She mothered numerous “bonus” kids over the years like the Schipman kids and Steve Baldwin.

Betty taught country school while waiting for Bill to return home from the military. She worked many jobs and wore many titles, but the one she was most proud of and cherished was being the Richey Librarian from June 25, 1978, to December 10, 2015, retiring at the age of 87.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, 6 siblings, her husband, son Keith, a grandson, and one nephew.

She is survived by three daughters; Cheryl Whiteman (Jerry) of Richey, Becky Vetter (Brian) of Glendive and Susy Ehli (Ken) of Circle; a son Bruce Keysor of Richey, a sister Jean Crockett of Mandurah, West Australia, sister in-laws, Frances Volbrecht and Sheryl Volbrecht, brother-in-law, Lyle (Harumi) Keysor and daughter-in-law Deanna Brost. Ten grandchildren; Kim (Cole) Hanks of Wolf Point, Kelly (Nicole) Keysor of Sidney, Kirk Keysor of Martindale, MT, Kyle Keysor of Circle, MT, Ben (Jo) Keysor of Billings, MT, Megan (Ross) Winfrey of Livingston, MT, Brett (Lonnie) Smith of Glendive, MT, Brendan Vetter of Glendive, MT, Mandi (Casey) Nay of Circle, MT and Dena (Bryan) Badley of Glendive, MT, a step-grandson Brad ( Tonya) Vetter of Johnstown, CO.
Also surviving her are 15 great grandchildren, 2 step great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 2p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center in Richey with Kris Buller officiating.

Private family interment at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the Richey Library or Richey Museum.
Family Members
Parents

Herman George Volbrecht
1892–1958

Gladys Viola Anderson Volbrecht
1897–1978

Spouse

Robert Clayton Keysor
1926–1998 (m. 1946)

Siblings

Loretta M Volbrecht Unruh
1917–1997

SGT Bernard C Volbrecht
1918–1943

Albert Dale "A.D." Volbrecht
1922–2009

Vernon Herman Volbrecht
1924–1935

Robert Lewis Volbrecht
1934–1994

Children

Keith Cameron Keysor
1950–2017

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