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Betty Kapucian
BETTY L. KAPUCIAN
Keystone
Betty L. Kapucian, 86, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating. Interment will be held at Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Keystone American Legion Auxiliary.
Betty was born Nov. 20, 1930, near Keystone, to Peter and Hilda (Seeck) Junge. On Nov. 4, 1950, she was united in marriage to Louis J. Kapucian in Cedar Rapids. The couple farmed together near Keystone. He preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 2006.
In addition to being a busy farm wife, Betty was a member of the Keystone American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed gardening.
Betty is survived by her son, Tim Kapucian, and wife, Brenda, of Keystone; granddaughters, Jennifer Gibson and McKenna (Darrin) Miedema; five great-grandchildren; her brother, Corley Junge; and her sisters, Marlys Papesh, Helen Jurgens, Mariann Fay, Janice Sievers and Shirley Peters.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Lola Bossler.
Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
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