Betty L. Cessna, 97, of Glen Campbell, PA died Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Mulberry Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Punxsutawney, PA.
The daughter of James L. and Ethel White, she was born on August 17, 1927 in Burnside, PA.
On August 2, 1947, Betty married Wendell B. Cessna and they shared over forty years together before his death on May 17, 1988.
Prior to retirement, she had been employed as a cook at the Purchase Line High School Cafeteria.
Betty was a longtime member of the Glen Campbell United Methodist Church; the Woodlawn Chapter No. 164 of the Eastern Star and the Glen Campbell American Legion Auxiliary.
Betty loved playing bingo and for years regularly attended two local bingo venues each week. One of her favorite pastimes was completing jigsaw puzzles. She thoroughly loved watching the birds and tending to her flower gardens, where she was known for growing hundreds of beautiful gladiolas.
Surviving are her four children: Richard Cessna of Punxsutawney, PA; Denny Cessna of Glen Campbell, PA; Robert Cessna and wife Debbie of Glen Campbell, PA and Cindy Cameron and husband Jeff of Rossiter, PA; her nine grandchildren: Jeffrey; Chad; Randy; Jason; Eric; Keri; Jimmy; Kenny and Kevin; her seventeen great grandchildren: Maliana; Keaton; Bella; Caden; Rhett; Shep; Scott; Lydia; Olivia; Katie; Kellan: Christian; Peyton; Camryn; Miles; Joshua and Zachary and her sister, Nellie Loftus of New Brighton, PA.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Dolly (Yeager) White; her daughter-in-law, Kathleen (Dougherty) Cessna; her nine brothers: James; Clark; Ben; Everett; Glenn: William; Leslie; Ordie and Bob; her two sisters: Dorothy and Helen and her four stepbrothers: Elmer; Gilbert; Darrel and Walter Yeager.
Family and friends will be received from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at the Rairigh Funeral Home, Ltd. in Hillsdale, PA, where a 2:00 p.m. funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation. Pastor Gary Sheesley will officiate. Interment will be at the Burnside Cemetery, Burnside, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the American Cancer Society.
Visit www.rairighfh.com to sign Betty’s guestbook and share condolences.