Betty J. Key, 97, died peacefully Nov. 25, 2020, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh. She was born in East Troy on Jan. 7, 1923, to the late Arthur and Florence (Kuntz) Koppein.
She married the late George Key in 1944 and has one son, Jeffrey (Barbara), and three grandchildren, Matthew, Brian and Emma.
Betty lived and worked all of her life in the East Troy area, first as a clerk at the local grocery store, then as a waitress at the Beulah Beach Resort Supper Club, before retiring from the Leona Doubek Elementary School in East Troy after 17 years as the elementary school secretary in 1993.
Through the years, she was active in many church programs and activities and along with her husband, became a charter member of Our Savior’s Wesleyan Church in Mukwonago which became Hillside Community Church.
Betty enjoyed gardening, baking, crafting, bible reading, and listening to Christian music.
Survivors include her children; sister, Nancy Kilpin of Burlington, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was further preceded in death by her brother, Donald; sister-in-law, Betty Koppein; sister, Vivian Lounsbury; brother-in-law, Ken Lounsbury; and brother-in-law, Jack Kilpin.
Private graveside services are planned at Oak Ridge Cemetery in East Troy for the immediate family.
Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a memorial service will be scheduled for a later date at Hillside Community Church, Mukwonago.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Hillside Community Church are suggested.
The family would like to thank the staff at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh for the loving care they provided for Betty.
Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services, Mukwonago, is assisting the family.
