Calling(s)

Thursday, December 26, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Thursday, December 26, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Betty R. Atz, 99, of Kendallville died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.

She was born February 22, 1920, in Kendallville to Vern and Mildred (Deibele) Cripe.

She was a 1937 graduate of Avilla High School.

On August 24, 1954, in Rogers City, Michigan, she married Robert J. Atz.

Mrs. Atz was a receptionist for Dr. Radcliff's dentist office in Kendallville for 26 years.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Kendallville, the Eastern Star, and Tri Kappa.

Betty enjoyed playing Bridge.

Surviving are a daughter, Linda Young of Kendallville; a stepdaughter, Sue Atz Colasurdo of Pasadena, California; two grandchildren, Brandon Skinner, and Ashley Skinner; two great-grandchildren, Oliver Skinner and Lawson Skinner; a sister, Barbara (Bill) Drerup of Avilla; and several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Jessica.

She was preceded in death by her father, Vern Cripe; her mother, Mildred Probst; her husband, Robert Atz; a sister, Marjorie Miller; two brothers, Don Cripe and George Probst; and a stepson James Atz.

Funeral services will be Thursday, December 26, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville with Rev. Stan Kessler officiating. An Eastern Star service will be held 12:40 p.m.

Burial will be at Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville at a later date.

Calling is Thursday, December 26, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to the donor's choice.

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