Betty June Jeschke, of Troy, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Living Community of St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of 90, after battling a long illness.

She was born in St. Joseph on October 7, 1925 to Robert and Verna Edna Agee. She graduated from Benton High School and attended the Gard Business School, both in St. Joseph, Missouri. She married Emil L. Jeschke on April 12, 1951 in St. Joseph at the Seventeenth Street Community of Christ Church. She and Emil spent their life engaged in farming near Troy, KS.

Betty worked for Community of Christ as Office Secretary until her marriage. After her marriage and move to Troy, Kansas, she worked as Deputy Treasurer of Doniphan County for several years, then as secretary for the Kansas Extension Service until retiring. She very much enjoyed working and making friends with the 4-H Clubs. She also enjoyed traveling with family and seeing new places. Betty had an unwavering kind, loving, and generous spirit. The loves of her life were her husband, daughters, and granddaughters.

Preceding her in death were her husband and parents.

Surviving her are two daughters, Barbara Ann (Jesse) Wilson of Port Angeles, Washington and Elizabeth Kay (Jim) Cole of Troy, Kansas. Granddaughters, Andrea Jean Cole of St. Joseph, Missouri, and Ashley Jane Cole of Troy, Kansas. Also surviving is a sister Eva Marie Dugan of St. Joseph, Missouri, and a brother Robert E. (Dorothy) Agee of Gower, Missouri. Many nieces and nephews, survive as well.

The family will meet with friends at the Fanning Community of Christ Church from 6:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M on Wednesday evening. A celebration of Betty’s life is planned for 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the Fanning Church with Donald Harter and Mark Twombly officiating. Friends may call after 9 A.M. Tuesday at the Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy, Kansas. Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy, Kansas Memorials: Community of Christ Church www.harmanrohde.com