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Bernatta Lay Obituary
Bernatta "Betty" Lay, 93, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Genacross Lutheran Services - Wolf Creek Campus in Holland, OH, where she resided. She was born July 29, 1931, in Block, TN, to D.I. and Bertha (Goodman) Hill. Betty later moved to Toledo, OH, after her marriage on May 21, 1949, to her husband of 60 years, Shirley Lay. Betty retired from St. Vincent Hospital after many years of service in the dietary department. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend.
Betty is survived by her daughters, Sharon (Bob) Krasa and Linda (Paul) Pepas; grandchildren, Bill (Ruth) Iffland, Donna (Michael) Dinkins, Amy (Larry) Ward, and Rob (Jessie) Krasa; great-grandchildren, Emily and Olivia Iffland, Dominic, Jeremy, and Jonathan Whittenburg, Brody, Jacob, and Graham Ward, Izzy and Charlie Krasa; great-great-granddaughter, Katana; sisters, Sylvia (Lonnie) Todd, Leona Shaw, Mary Lewis, Jane (Bob) Schlein; niece, Delores (Bob) Gniadek; and a host of loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Shirley Eugene; brothers, Truman Hill, James "Hobby" Graham, Hurstal Graham, Willard Lee Graham, Denny Ray Graham; and sisters, Louise Greer, Jean Shaw, and Pat May.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff and caregivers at Genacross Lutheran Services – Wolf Creek, and Southern Care Hospice.
Family and friends are invited to visit Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., at Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 W. Sylvania Ave. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park.
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