BETTY J. KAURUDAR

Betty J. Kaurudar, 94, of Martinsburg, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2019, at Homewood at Martinsburg, where she resided for the past 17 years.

A funeral was held Monday, Oct. 28, at the Bice Memorial Chapel at Homewood at Martinsburg. Pastor Traci Marriott Bowman and the Rev. Jerry McCuller Jr. officiated.

Private interment was held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg.

Betty was born Jan. 6, 1925, in rural Alexandria, daughter of the late Roy A. and Mabel A. (Yocum) Eastep.

Betty will be lovingly missed by a daughter, Nancy C. Miller of Lititz; four sons: James D. and John M. Jr. of Roaring Spring, William D. of Kempner, Texas, and Thomas D. of Fairhope, Alaska; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three brothers: Robert M., William D. and Richard E. Eastep, all of Williamsburg.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane D. Lear; and a grandson, Bryan A. Lear.

Betty was a 1942 graduate of Morrison Cove High School, Martinsburg, and was employed for 15 years as a housekeeper for the Homewood Retirement Center, Martinsburg.

She was a member of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, and also regularly attended services at the Homewood chapel.

She loved sewing quilts, painting with water colors, playing bingo and working on jigsaw and crossword puzzles. Betty was an avid gardener during her lifetime; she truly loved the beauty of nature that God has provided for us.

Memorial contributions in memory of Betty can be given to Homewood at Martinsburg Benevolent Fund, 437 Givler Drive, Martinsburg, PA 16662; or St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 115 E. Penn St., Martinsburg, PA 16662.

Arrangements by John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., http://www.bolgerfuneralhome.com, Martinsburg.