Betty Ruth Whitley

Betty and her husband, Jim Whitley, moved to Longmont in 1984 from Illinois. She retired from BI, Inc. in Gunbarrel in 2000. She is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years and their daughter, Londa Konieczny. She is survived by her daughter Lugene Whitley, a grandson, Ryan Konieczny, and a great-grandson, Matthew Konieczny, who will always remember the love she brought to their lives.

A graveside inurnment for Betty will be held March 18, 1:30 pm at Foothills Gardens of Memory, 14241 N 107th Street, Longmont, CO. A gathering will follow 2:30-3:30 at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 640 Alpine St., Longmont.

Donations may be made in Betty’s name to Macular Degeneration Research at brightfocus.org/MDR

From Betty:

“Thank you, Friends. You are my butterfly angel warriors flitting in and out of my life, loving me, caring for me, hugging me. I read somewhere that ‘Everyone was meant to share God’s all-abiding love and care; He saw that we would need to know a way to let these feelings show . . . So God made hugs.’

How do Jim and I thank you for all you have meant to us? There are no words to express how we feel, gratefully there were many, many hugs. Being such beautiful butterfly angels, please keep touching the lives around you with love.”

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.howemortuary.com for the Whitley family.