Betty Gene Schneekloth, age 94, passed away on Oct. 6, 2026. An interment service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Rock Island Arsenal National Cemetery. For those wishing to attend, please gather at 9:45 a.m. in the Visitor Center overflow parking lot located near 23 Prospect Drive, Moline. The cemetery requires all vehicles to arrive early so the procession can enter together. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to KC Hospice and Palliative Care, 9001 State Line Road, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64114 in memory of Betty. Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.
Betty was born in Davenport, Iowa on May 12, 1932, she was the oldest of 12 and carried that role proudly. She graduated from Davenport Central High School. Betty married Charles "Chuck" Richard Schneekloth on May 28, 1955. Together, they owned and operated the Schneekloth Standard Station in Wilton.
Betty loved to garden and was a terrific cook and baker, offering comfort and welcome through meals lovingly prepared. She enjoyed playing 500 and euchre with friends and family. She and Chuck loved traveling to Hawaii in the winter. Above all, Betty was dedicated to her family, relocating to DeWitt and Overland Park, Kan., to be close to her daughters and watch her four granddaughters grow up.
Betty will be dearly missed by her daughters, Terri Sager (Elza) and Genei Loftus (Jack); her grandchildren, Ryanne’s husband, Jonathan Davis, Randi Wagner (Richard), Regan Loftus, and Rylee Loftus; her great-grandchildren, Charles Davis, Jameson Davis, and Evelyn Wagner; and her siblings, Albert “Pete” Leh-man (Colleen), Wayne Lehman (Jean), Dale Lehman (Susie), Sandy Boldt (Skip), Gary’s wife, Mary, Carol Jansen, Diana Werts (Gary), and Dick Lehman (Chris). She is also survived by many, many special nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her granddaughter, Ryanne Davis; and her siblings, Rita Blayney, Lois Thiemann, Gary Lehman, and Ronnie Lehman.
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