Elizabeth "Betty" Duke

Elizabeth Lucille Agatha “Betty” (Morarity) Duke, age 83, of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Healthcare Resort of Olathe.

Rosary will be held 5:00 pm, Monday, November 20, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary – Louisburg Chapel, 1 Aquatic Drive, Louisburg, Kansas 66053. Visitation will follow at 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, also at the funeral home.

Visitation and funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 504 E Benton St, Windsor, MO 65360. Mass will start at 10:30 a.m.

Betty was born on Friday, August 23, 1940, Spring Fork, Missouri, the daughter of James J. and Margrete A. (Velten) Morarity. She attended Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Missouri, and graduated with the class of 1958.

Betty was very proud to have served on the Altar Society at Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Louisburg in many roles including President, Vice President and Treasurer. She enjoyed her time as a member of the Scarlett Belles as well as volunteering at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She had an amazing green thumb and we all enjoyed the beautiful flowers she grew over the years. Betty was known for her amazing pie baking skills! Aunt Betty’s pies were always a much anticipated delicacy at family functions for as long as we can remember! She also enjoyed dancing, traveling and dining out and going to the movies.

She is preceded in death by her husband, John Duke, siblings, James Morarity, Mary Willard, and husband Ron, Arlene Goldsmith, Charles Morarity, and brother-in-law Dick York.

Betty is survived by her three children, Kenny (Sherri) Glenn, Trudy Christensen, and Rachelle (Eric) Kircher, five grandchildren, Chris Glenn, Heather Glenn, Myrey Christensen, Libby Christensen, and Kadisyn Kircher, 3 great grandchildren, Ambree Glenn, Maisyn Christensen, and Daylin Glenn-Homewood, Sister, Loretta York, sister-in-law’s, Dee Morarity and Lynn Morarity, as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made payable to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, P.O. Box 669, Louisburg, Kansas 66053.