Betty Jane Apodaca passed in peace on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. At her request, there will be no memorial service. She will be interred at the Holbrook Cemetery with her son Tommy in July.
She was born on May 6, 1933, in Minnesota to Ernest and Rose Bardon Kahlow.
Betty had a passion for reading historical romance books. She had a big heart and always thought of others before herself. She will truly be missed by her family and many friends.
Survivors include her two daughters, Deborah (Frank) Saiz of Holbrook and Paula Apodaca of Tempe; one grandson, Frank (Stacey) Apodaca of Holbrook; four great-grandchildren, Corey (Shaina), Frank Jr., Tryston and Whitney; and one great-great-grandchild, Corey Jr.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first child, Tommy; two grandsons, Douglas and Edward; and three brothers, Virgil, Raymond and Marvin.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society.
