Betty Jean Kern

Betty Jean Kern, 91, of Pueblo, passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2017. She was born on October 15, 1925, in Sterling to Charles and Pauline O’Neill. She was married to Earl “Bill” Kern in Denver on December 21st, 1947. Betty is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl Kern; sister, Marjorie Romine; and brother, Richard O’Neill. She is survived by her siblings, Bonnie (Lloyd) Kelly, Carolyn Williams and Dorothy Green; children, Pauline (Jim) Kwasniewski of Colorado Springs and Charles Kern of Pueblo; grandchildren, Shannon Jantzen of Colorado Springs, Rebecca Kwasniewski of Colorado Springs, April (Billie) Barnard of Biloxi MS., Tiffany (Andrew) Carlino of West Jordan UT., and Andrew Rapp of Roy UT; and great-grandchildren, James and Lauren Gibbons, Hailey Van Meter, Akayla and Noah Barnard and Mikey and Wyatt Carlino. A visitation will be held 3-6 p.m., Friday, January 20th, at TG McCarthy Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, January 21st, 2017, in the TG McCarthy Chapel, located at 329 Goodnight. Online condolences may be made at www.tgmccarthy.com.