Betty I. Morgans

1927 - 2022

Betty I. Morgans, 95, formerly of Barnesville and Tamaqua, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Coaldale.

She was the wife of the late Raymond Joseph Morgans, with whom she was married for 62 years at the time of his death on July 2, 2010.

Born Jan. 22, 1927, in Pottsville, Betty was a daughter of the late Roy H. and Sarah E. (Lutz) Keilman.

A 1945 graduate of Tamaqua High School, she had been employed as a bookkeeper for a number of businesses over the years, including Maff Motors, Dr. Frank Ditchey, Scutta Coal and Oil Co. and Atlas Powder Co. - both ARDL and ICI Americas where she was a member of the 25-year club.

Betty was active in the Woman's Club, where she served in the office of president and the Sorority-Torchbearer Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, where she served in the office of president and recording secretary. She had been on the Tamaqua Planning Commission, on the board of the Tamaqua Visiting Nurse Association, and a Schuylkill County RSVP volunteer. An active member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tamaqua, Betty served as a Sunday school teacher, Youth Fellowship adviser, consistory member, deacon, elder, elder emeritus, financial secretary, treasurer and treasurer emeritus during her active years.

She is survived by daughter, Susan E. Paul, of Minersville; granddaughters, Tracey E. Houser and her husband, Edwin, of Minersville, and Megan S. Paul, of Minersville; great-grandsons, Mason Houser, Caden Houser, Colby Leshko and Harmon Leshko; sister, Ruth Keller, of Williamsport; sister-in-law, Vanda Nattress, of Tamaqua; devoted friend, Chloe Gayda; nephews and nieces.

Services are private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Betty's name may be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ Endowment Fund, 22 Lafayette St., Tamaqua, PA 18252. Online condolences may be made at www.zgfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Tamaqua.