Betty Jean Gill Penrod

  Aug. 30, 1935 - June 6, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Betty Jean Gill Penrod 74, passed away peacefully in Elkhart Hospice House after battling several life-threatening illnesses for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia L. Mueller; stepdaughters, Vernia Penrod and Jena Penrod; three grandchildren, Stephanie D. Wecht, Joshua G. Wecht and Howard C. Muelle; one great-grandchild, Alexis L. Wecht; and four brothers and sisters, Richard Gill, Shirley Young, Carol Kline and James "Jimmy" Gill. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph K. Gill Jr. and Robert Gill. Also preceding her in death were a sister, Mary Foos, and her parents, Ralph K. Gill Sr. and Mable Gill. Betty owned "Betty's Avenue Restaurant," located on the corner of Main and Mishawaka Avenues in Mishawaka. The business opened in 1964, and she operated it with the help of her mother, Mable Gill, as well as Alice Overly, Barbara Newton, Beverly Warren and Eva Clark, all very close, dear, lifelong friends. She closed the restaurant in 1968 for a big move to Arizona. Funeral services for Betty will be held at Willow Creek United Methodist Church, 14010 Jefferson Road, Mishawaka, with Rev. Milton Gould officiating. Immediately following the services, the family would like to share lunch with Betty's friends in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family to defray funeral expenses and also to Hospice House of Elkhart.

Published in South Bend Tribune on June 13, 2010

Editor's Note:

She was also married to Roscoe Lee Mc Cartney in 1953 & Lewis Bohannon 1958, and was proceeded in death by a sister Betty Jean Gill who died in infancy in 1934