Betty Lou BISHOP

BISHOP, Betty Lou Age 84, passed away peacefully in Van Nuys on Dec. 1, 2010, after a valiant struggle against Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Betty Lou Bishop was born in Minneapolis, MI in 1926. She lived in St. Joseph, Missouri as a young girl, and then her family moved to Denver, CO where she attended high school and college. In 1947 she married Sidney W. Bishop, who was her husband for 59 years until his death in 2005. She was a devoted wife and talented homemaker who raised nine children. Betty Lou Bishop is survived by eight adult children: Linda Catlin of Fairfield, CA; Thomas Bishop of Jamul, CA; Nancy August of Bluffton, SC; Joan Primak of Los Alamos, NM; Ann McAteer of Santa Paula, CA; Mary Leadbetter of Santa Maria, CA; Sidney Bishop of Ukiah, CA; and Jane Chavez of Thousand Oaks, CA. Fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive her. Betty Lou, her husband, and family first moved to Van Nuys, CA in 1955. In 1961 the family relocated to Washington DC. The Bishop family moved back to Van Nuys in 1964 and then to New Jersey in 1966. The family relocated back to Van Nuys permanently in 1971. Betty Lou enjoyed her children, grandchildren, good friends, travel, gardening, art history, contemporary politics, and reading a wide variety of books. She was a woman of deep Catholic faith. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Los Angeles County public library system. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday December 11, 2010 at 11 AM at St. Cyril's Church in Encino.