1930 – 2015

AUBURN — Jeannine T. Betsch, 84, passed away peacefully in her Auburn home on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after a long illness.

She was born on Sept. 27, 1930, the daughter of Rower Joseph and Athella Morin.

A friendly, witty and engaging person, Jeannine loved her life and made friends everywhere she went. Jeannine loved a bargain and was a familiar face at Goodwill, Shaw’s and Marden’s. She was active in many volunteer organizations, including Y Wives, Yettes, the Women’s Hospital Association, the Woman’s Literary Union, the CCD programs at Sacred Heart and St. Phillip’s churches and the Girl Scouts.

She married her best friend, James Betsch, in 1955. Their life together was filled with family and friends. Theirs was the home where everyone gathered for a Christmas Eve open house, a Halloween party or a late-summer corn roast. Jeannine even made shelling peas for a penny a cup a fun activity for the neighborhood children. And every Monday morning at 10:30 for over 55 years, the “Coffee Ladies” could be found gathered around her table.

She is survived by her husband, James Betsch; their five children, Linda Sturdivant, Carol Larkins, Catherine Raynor, Diane Landry and James Betsch; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She will be greatly missed.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.