It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Betty Jean Zilke (Watervliet, Michigan), who passed away at the age of 78, on April 22, 2022. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Betty Jean Zilke to show support.

She was loved and cherished by many people including : her husband Gary Zilke; her children, Jim Gaytan (Julie) and Patty Parks (Steve Cordell); her stepchildren, Michelle Tahaney (Robert), Joel Zilke and Eric Zilke; her grandchildren, Kristi Parks and George Anthony Parks Jr.; her siblings, Pat Isbell, Robbie Smith (Esther) and Doug Smith; her parents, Roy Smith and Jackie Ivy Smith (Hooper); and her siblings-in-law, Walt Isbell and Nora Smith. She was also cherished by seven step-grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.

Memorials may be made in Betty's memory to Free Methodist Church Food Bank, Berrien County Animal Control, or Caring Circle Hospice.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hutchins Funeral Home