Betty Kaye Deere
May 21, 1952 – September 9, 2024
Betty Kaye Deere passed away Monday, September 9, 2024, at her home in Sedro-Woolley, where she was surrounded by her loved ones. Betty was born in Bellingham, WA. on May 21, 1952. She lived most of her life in Blaine, WA. where she graduated from Blaine High School. This is where she met her high school sweetheart, Bob Deere. They were married shortly after graduation in August of 1970, and had just celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.
She spent many summers working in Alaska. She continued her love for the outdoors by going camping, kayaking, and spending hours working in her flower beds. One of her many joys was spending time with her three grandsons. She devoted 37 years of her life to her Al-Anon group, where she made many lifelong friends. She eventually settled in Sedro-Woolley in the summer of 2006, when the US Customs bought her lifelong childhood home in Blaine.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents Ken and June Walsh. She is survived by her husband Bob Deere; her two daughters Chrystal and her husband Robert Schmidt; Kendra, and her husband David Adkins; and her three grandsons Jeff Cunningham, Jarrid Schmidt, and Daniel Schmidt.
There will be a private memorial in her honor.
