Submitted by: John C. Monk

Betty L. Eslinger

Mar. 31, 1925 - Mar. 11, 2010
EDWARDSBURG - Betty L. Eslinger, 84, died at 11:26 p.m. Thursday in Rivercrest Specialty Hospital, Mishawaka, IN after an extended illness. She was born on March 31, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana to the late Ersel D. and Marguerite (Tohulka) Hay. She was also preceded in death by a sister who died in infancy. Betty had briefly worked for Studebaker in South Bend for a short time before her marriage to Russell, and for Four-Mix Industries in Elkhart later, but had spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was a former member of the TOPS Club and the Osolo Missionary Church, both of Elkhart. She was an avid reader and always had her Bible close by. She also enjoyed working word search puzzles and watching her afternoon soap operas. On June 1, 1946 in South Bend she married Russell R. Eslinger who survives. Also surviving are three sons, David R. (Rhonda) Eslinger and James M. Eslinger, both of Elkhart, IN and Donald E. (Cathy Waszak) Eslinger of South Bend; and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Billings Funeral Home, with Pastor Dale Turner officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Burial will follow services at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, 375 W. Cleveland Road, Granger, IN 46530. Memorials may be made to the Zion Missionary Church, 1135 Hively Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517. Billings Funeral Home is handling arrangements On line condolences can reach the family at www.billingsfuneralhome.com

Published in South Bend Tribune on March 13, 2010