Betty N. Lakish

Betty N. Lakish, 94, of Caseville, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe.

Betty was born January 18, 1925 in Harleston, England and worked at a few jobs growing up as a teenager.  After she graduated school she joined the Women's Land Army when WWII broke out.  This is where she met her future husband, William Lakish, who was in the Air Force.  They married in 1945 and moved to the US in 1946 and traveled all over the states where he was stationed.  Betty visited family back in England every year.

She loved gardening, knitting and playing games with her grandchildren, whom she loved very much.  After her husband retired they built a new home and settled in Caseville.

She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, sister Barbara, brother John and his wife Peggy and her parents Reginald and Sylvia Pilgrim.

She is survived by her daughters Linda Fritz of Caseville and April (John) Gilbert of Traverse City; grandchildren Adam (Crystal) Fritz, Mandie (Steve) Krohn, Jon, Kevin and Summer Gilbert; great-grandchildren Lakyn, Emma, Easton, Hunter, Owen, Adalyn and Rylee; and step-great-grandchildren Taylor, Brooke and Lauren; and also many nieces and nephews in the states and in England.

She was buried beside her husband on Wednesday, January 23rd at Caseville Township Cemetery.  Champagne Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and all caregivers at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe for all their help and kindness in caring for Mum Betty.