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- February 12, 2009
Nytes, Betty (Bernard)
Betty (Bernard) Nytes, age 78, of Kaukauna, died on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Appleton Medical Center following an 8-year struggle with ovarian cancer. Betty was born on June 17, 1930, in Kaukauna, the only child of Robert and Margaret (Skalmusky) Bernard. She graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1948, and was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart Jerry Nytes on June 6, 1953. They shared 55 years together. She was employed at Wisconsin-Michigan Power Company in Appleton as a receptionist from 1948 until 1959, and at Kaukauna Area Schools from 1969 until 1992, when she retired. Betty was preceded in death by her parents in 2004.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry; her daughter, Nancy, and her children: Christina, Stefanie and Brianna Meacham of Darboy; her daughter Lisa (Keith) Fassbender and their children: Megan (Chris) Bayorgeon, Melissa and Kyle Fassbender, all of Kaukauna; two great-grandchildren: Quintin and Collyn Bayorgeon of Kaukauna. She is further survived by two sisters-in-law: Cleo (Hilary) Swiechowski of Menasha and Alice Nytes of Kaukauna; nieces, nephews, and an aunt, Irene Borree.
Betty enjoyed playing cards, bridge, sheepshead, golf, reading and traveling. She also enjoyed going to lunch every two months with her '48' classmates. Betty was a member of the Fox Valley Golf Club and served as President of the Ladies Golf League in 1968. On July 11, 1982, she had a hole-in-one on number 8. She was a member of the Lady Elks for many years and was secretary in 1963. Betty was also a former member of the Hospital Auxiliary. She was a longtime member of St. Katherine Drexel Parish in Kaukauna.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at St. Katharine Drexel Parish at St. Aloysius Site, 2401 Main Avenue, Kaukauna, with Fr. Jerry Pastors celebrating. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Kaukauna. Friends may call directly at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the mass. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Betty's name. The Boettcher Family Funeral Home in Kaukauna is assisting the family (920-766-2099).
The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Werner and his staff at the Kaukauna Clinic, and the nursing staff at the AMC Cancer Unit, for the compassion, support, and wonderful care they provided throughout this difficult time.
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1930 - 2009 (78 years)
