Joe Betty Sterkx Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joe Betty Sterkx of Alexandria, Louisiana, who passed away on July 28, 2022, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joe Betty Sterkx to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by : her parents, Francis Janssens Blanchard, Sr. and Florence Estelle Sleet; and her siblings, Francis Janssens Blanchard, Jr., Marion Blanchard Donaldson and Aimee Blanchard Matherne.
She is survived by : her husband Richard Anthony Sterkx; her children, Mamie Hanna Sterkx Gasperecz (Kirk) and Charles Douglas Sterkx (Betsy); her grandchildren, Jude Mestayer Sterkx, Jackson Wynne Sterkx Gasperecz and James Ferguson Sterkx; and her sister Virginia Blanchard Dempsey. She is also survived by her many nieces, nephews, great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Donations/memorials can be made in Joe Betty's honor to River Oaks Square Arts Group, 1330 Second Street, Alexandria LA 71301, or to Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Rd., Alexandria, LA 71303.