Elizabeth Fay "Betty" Grant, nee Robertson, 84, of Collinsville, Ill., born Thursday, May 8, 1930, in Desoto, Mo., passed away at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at her residence.
Betty was a loving wife of almost 60 years, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a wonderful homemaker who loved to be with her family. She sold Tupper Ware for 14 years and was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Collinsville, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John E. and Elizabeth, nee Washburn, Robertson; a granddaughter, Catherine Anne Bradtke; and three sisters and a brother.
Surviving are her husband, Richard Grant of Collinsville, Ill., whom she married on April 21, 1956; two daughters, Terri Bradtke of Collinsville, Ill., and Karen (Ronald) Covarrubias of Maryville, Ill.; two granddaughters, Heather (James) Clark and Emily Unger; two grandsons, Ryan Covarrubias and Kevin (Shanna) Covarrubias; and four great-granddaughters, Olivia Lilley, Leah Clark, Caylie Unger and Lexi Clark.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2015, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Collinsville, Ill., with Rev. James Ritter and Rev. Gene Moses officiating. Burial will be at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill.