Obit: La Fond, Betty Jean (1922 - 2010)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kelsey, La Fond

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, July 14, 2010, page 13

La Fond, Betty Jean (Kelsey) (February 18, 1922 - June 30, 2010)

Betty Jean (Kelsey) La Fond, 88, passed away at a rehabilitation facility in Mt. Dora, Fla., on June 30, 2010.

Betty was born in Abbotsford, WI, Feb. 18, 1922. She attended school in Abbotsford, competing in music and forensics. Following high school, she enrolled in the University of WI in Madison, graduating with a BA in 1944, intending to go to library school. But, because of the teacher shortage brought about by WWII, she took education credits at Stevens Point and taught school in Dorchester, before marrying Harlo "Skeets" La Fond in August, 1945. She also taught in Hollandale and Tomah.

Betty and Harlo moved to Tomah in 1963, remaining there till 1976 when they relocated to Chetek. Harlo retired from Northwest Telephone Co. in 1983 at which time they moved from Chetek to Eustis, Fla., where they were very active in Country Club Manor, their home association. Following the death of Harlo in 2006, Betty moved into an assisted living facility in Tavares, Fla.

Betty was preceded in death by her sister, Doris and brother, Jack. She is survived by sons, James (Marilyn), Greg (Sherrie), John (Karen); daughters, Jeanne and Sally; grandchildren, Amy, Chris, Brian, Kyle, Ryan, and Danielle; and one great granddaughter, Sarah.