She graduated from Ligonier High School and Lutheran School of Nursing in Fort Wayne. She retired from nursing in 1995. Surviving are her son, William Douglas Lambert, Fort Wayne, and daughter, Mary Beth Slick, New Haven; three grandsons, one granddaughter, and nine great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, Ross Schlotterback and Floyd Schlotterback, and two sisters, Mary Bueker and Mildred Prough.
Private services will be held by the family. Betty will be laid to rest at Greenlawn Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorial contributions may be made out to Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control, 3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46808 or Matthew 25 Health and Care, 413 East Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46802.
