Beloved Mother and Grandmother
Bethany Jean Montney
April 22, 1944 – March 28, 2022
Lived 77 years
Calvary Cemetery · Mount Morris, MI
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Beth was born April 22, 1944, in Flint, to Ernest and Norma Hering. She graduated from St. Mary’s, Mt. Morris in 1962. She attended a year of college at the University of South Carolina. She married John W. Montney on June 11, 1966. She worked as a Phlebotomist and Administrative Assistant at Ascension Genesys Hospital, retiring in 2013.
Beth, an avid Basketball fan (especially Duke University), was a truly caring human being who exemplified selflessness and was a devoted and beloved Sister, Mother, Grandma, and Aunt Bets.
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1944
Born April 22
1947
Bethany was 3 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Bethany was 14 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Bethany was 19 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1974
Bethany was 30 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1981
Bethany was 37 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Bethany was 54 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Bethany was 57 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Bethany was 70 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Bethany was 76 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away March 28, age 77
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