Betty Claire Morgan

September 20, 1922 - October 24, 2013

Betty Claire Morgan, 91, passed quietly on October 24, 2013 at Swan Creek Retirement Village. Betty was born in Toledo, Ohio to Harry and Mabel (Townley) Yonker and enjoyed a quiet childhood. As a senior at Scott High School in 1939, she met a wonderful young man (Charles) at a skating rink and married him in 1944 while he was in the Navy. They celebrated their 69th anniversary last March. Together they raised two sons, William “Bill” and James. Tragically Bill died in 1970 in an auto accident on an icy road. James went on to college and law school at the University of Toledo and is a practicing attorney. Though proud of raising her sons, Betty was also the house mother of the Dana Corporation guest houses where she made friends around the world, ensuring the most diverse Christmas card list boasting friends from Germany to Brazil. An avid amateur genealogist and writer, Betty took on the role of family scribe and wrote down precious memories and conducted years of research into both her family and her husband's. Betty became a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Eastern Star. Following Charles in retirement the couple travelled the country in an RV, learning and experiencing the nation together. They would eventually split their time between the family built cottage at Marble Lake (Coldwater, MI) and the couple's winter home in Beverly Hills, Florida. Betty is survived by her husband, Charles of Toledo; son, James of Toledo and grandchildren, Craig and Rebecca Services will be held 10:00am Monday at Ansberg-West Funeral Home 3000 Sylvania Avenue, where friends are invited to visit from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Sunday. Interment in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park