Betty (Pochek Miller) Maslosky, 97, of Caseyville, Ill., born March 3, 1918, in Belleville, Ill., died Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Bethalto Care Center, Bethalto, Ill.

Betty had a strong work ethic and had various jobs throughout her rich life. In St. Louis, she worked as a timekeeper at Emerson Electric, an operator's assistant at Monsanto, a kitchen assistant at Stix Baer and Fuller, and a clerk/typist/teller at Mercantile Bank. She was at Mercantile for 27 years. Later in life, she owned and operated Miller Car Wash (in Collinsville) with her first husband and Southtown Car Wash (also in Collinsville) with her second husband.

She had several hobbies, including bowling, ceramics, deep-sea fishing, and pheasant hunting. She enjoyed country music and traveled to Branson and Nashville often. Casino gambling was a passion for her, and she enjoyed playing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Tunica, and Reno. Most of all, she loved to travel and had visited all fifty states. In later years, she and her second husband traveled extensively with their RV. No matter where she was, though, she always enjoyed her "shrimps" and whiskey sours.

Betty was preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Miller; her second husband, William Maslosky, whom she married in April 1976; a son, Douglas Miller; her parents, Louis and Elizabeth, nee Podlovich, Pochek; three brothers and two sisters, William Pochek, Julius Pochek, Louis Pochek, Helene Lonsdale, and Irene Hinze; two brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law, Harold Lonsdale, Earl Hinze, and Norma (Hillie) Pochek; an uncle and three aunts, John Pochek, Pearl Pochek, Margaret Podlovich, and Julia (Podlovich) Rudy.

Surviving are her daughter, Carla, nee Miller, Finn; five grandsons, Mark Finn, Heath Finn, Alexander Miller, Anthony Miller, and Augustus Miller; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas Finn, Nathan Finn, Aiyana Miller, and Clayton Finn; and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to B.J.C. Hospice.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill.

Service: A prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2015, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill., with Reverend Tony Minear officiating. A private family burial will follow in Collinsville, Ill.