Betty ( Sousley ) Taiclet , 75 , of North Woods Village in Mishawaka , IN died March 31 , 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer ' s disease . She graduated from Riley High School , received a Bachelors Degree from Bethel College and a Masters Degree from Michigan State Univ . She taught many years at Berrien Springs High School , where she met her husband , Bruce Taiclet , who preceded her in death .

Betty retired in 1991 with her husband moving to Lakeland, FL where they resided for 23 years . She loved traveli ng , going on over 50 cruises . She also loved reading , singing and dancing at the Sandpiper Golf and Country Club , eating out daily at various restaurants , and attending many other activities in the area . She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Lakeland .

S he is survived by three loving sisters, Margie (Mark) Nowicki of Mishawaka, IN, Jeannie (Marvin) Galbreath of Syracuse, IN and Gerry (Patrick) Mooney of Peru, IN and a sister-in-law, Shari Sousley of Fort Wayne, IN. Her brother James Sousley preceded her in death along with her parents, Robert and Rebecca Sousley. She had 10 nieces and nephews.

A memorial gathering will be held at a later date in the Lakeland Memorial Gardens where her cremains will be placed next to her late husband .

Special thanks goes out to the staff at North Woods Village Memory Care and Elara ( Great Lakes) Hospice. Online condolences and memories can be shared at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.