Betty Jean Scheidegger Moore

1928 - 2023  (94 years)

• Name	Betty Jean Scheidegger Moore
  Born	1 Jun 1928	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Jan 2023	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	1 Feb 2023	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I26884	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	George N Scheidegger,   b. 24 Dec 1903, Bartley, Red Willow County, Nebraska ,   d. 3 Oct 1986, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Gertie May Flanders Scheidegger,   d. 28 Jun 1974
  Married	16 Apr 1927	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F7730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Duane Moore,   b. 20 Oct 1926, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Sep 2005  (Age 78 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1949	Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Janis Moore Tapley   2. Sandra Moore Biber   3. Kathleen Moore Stephen
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024 14:13:55
  Family ID	F8899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 21 Aug 1949 - Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - 1 Feb 2023 - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Moore, Betty Moore Betty Jean (Scheidegger) Moore, 94, of Holton, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka, with family by her side. She was born June 1, 1928, in Delia, the daughter of George and Gertie (Flanders) Scheidegger. Betty graduated from Solider High School in 1946. She taught four years in country schools in Jackson County, worked as a mail distributer for WIBW, worked for J.C. Penny in Holton, two years for BMB and managed Cypress Glen Apartments for four years. Betty also assisted her husband on the family farm most of her life. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School. She was a 30- year member of the Pilot Club, serving as a district governor for Pilot Club International, a member of Holton Business Woman and the Happy Hour Club in Larkinburg. Betty married Albert Duane Moore on Aug. 21, 1949, in Solider; he preceded her in death on Sept. 11, 2005, after 56 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents, George and Gertie Scheidegger; daughter, Janis Tapley; and three brothers, Dale and Fred Scheidegger and infant brother Clarence. Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Biber (Gary) of Topeka and Kathleen Stephen (Dennis) of Broken Arrow, Okla.; a son, Gregory Moore; two sisters; Lois Johnson and Elsie Ingels, both of Topeka; six grandchildren, 13 great- grandchildren and a great-great granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 1 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial followed in Holton Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church of Holton or Topeka Presbyterian Manor-Good Samaritan Fund, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com