Betty Ladiski

Betty (Gardner) Ladiski died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the age of 83. She was born February 19, 1926 in Dimondale, the daughter of John and Elsie O. (Twitchell) Gardner. Betty retired from Ovid Service Agency after 25 years of dedicated service. She was an avid reader and exceedingly devoted to her family.

She is survived by her daughter, Carol (George) Bishop of DeWitt, her son, Richard (Diane) Ladiski of Oklahoma, grandchildren, Kimberly Schneider, William (Miranda) Hitchens, Chad (Sherri) Hitchens, Matthew Hitchens, Shari (Dusty) Hilterbran, Brett (Dawn) Ladiski, Shannon Wallace, Michele (Aaron) Applebee and Zoi Ladiski, great grandchildren, Jacob, Savannah, Jordan, Nicklas, Brayden, Kyle, Cassie,Tabitha, Trystan, Allyx, Sophia, Kaleb, and Gracie, her three sisters, Geraldine Farrier of Maple Rapids, Luella (Arthur) Harrington of Florida and Gladys Church of Owosso. Preceded in death by her husband, Peter Ladiski; her parents; five sisters, Alice Purvis, Esther Twitchell, Annabell Ness, Belva Fidler, Shirley Taylor and one brother, William Gardner. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made on Betty's behalf to Alzheimer's Association and Sparrow Hospice.

Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek officiating, burial at Maple Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Houghton Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, 232 E. Oak St., Ovid, from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday with a Rosary prayed at 7 p.m.

To learn more about Betty and view her Life Story film, visit her personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/54387 where you can share a memory or photo, and sign her memory book.