Betty Maxine Lartz

Betty passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones September 25, 2022. She was born February 14,1929 to Michael and Millie Byers thankfully in Elk River, ID and not Chicago. She was the second of seven brothers and sisters: Leonard (Mona)Byers, herself, Jeanette (Gary) Losh, Bonita, Buddy Gale (Jo Ann) Byers, MacArthur Byers, and Connie (Darryl) Wear. Before her senior year of high school, she and her family moved to Priest River; where she met the love of her life Fredrick Lartz Jr. In school she was affectionately know as Betty Boop and was on the cheer squad with her sister. Betty talked about working as a soda jerk in Troy, a telephone operator, a laudress in working with the owner and friend Sandy, and building keyboards at Keytronics. She was never one to let grass grow under her feet, raised four children, Colleen Lartz, Cheryl Lartz, Scott (Diana) Lartz Sr., and Michelle (Kirk) Parge, kept up her home both inside and out, had many beautiful gardens (which Fred mowed over), and enjoyed sewing on her sewing maching. She went camping at her father's cabin the lake then later the river lot her and Fred bought. You wouldn't know it to look at her, but she enjoyed showing off her wheelie skills on her motorcycle, snowmobiling, and 4 wheeling. Her favorite time of day was making breakfast and drinking piping hot coffee. In 1975, she became a grandmother and was known from that point on as Gam to her eight grandchildren: Marla (Garey) Hulce, Heather Hoiland, Kelly (Loren) Kendall, Jennifer (Travis) Edwards, SheriAnn (Brock) Reidt, Scott Lartz Jr., Cody (Shantell) Graham, and Cameron (Brooke) Graham. Gam became a great grandma in 2001 with the first of 9 great grandchildren: Hunter, Tristan, Trenton, Caleb, Colton, Taylor, Caden, Kimber, and soon to be Baby Graham. She is proceeded in death by her brother Leonard Byers and his wife Mona, parents Millie and Michael Byers, sisters Jeanette and Bonita, her uncle Otis, niece Bonny, granddaughter Heather, and the love of her life Fred. Betty and Fred had over 60 years of marriage. Through the good, trying, crazy and happy times, they always loved and lookout for one another. Betty had waited many years to reunite with Fred and all of her loved ones that proceeded her in death. May flights of angels sing her to her rest and take her home into the arms of her loved ones.