Betty (Fifik) Noggle, 85, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 14, 2020. She was born November 13, 1934, the youngest of 5 children, in Royal, PA to Slovakian immigrants, Matthew and Helen Fifik. After college, she moved to California and met the love of her life— Lt. Al Noggle who became her husband of 57 years. Being a Navy wife, she embraced the military lifestyle for 31 years with great commitment, traveling to Panama, Ethiopia, the Australian Outback, and from one US coast to another. She and Al had 3 loving daughters and Betty became the handyman, chauffeur, and everything in between when Al was away in the Mediterranean Sea on a ship for 6 months at a time. She was a trooper! After retiring in FL, she and Al couldn’t get away from ships and the ocean and discovered CRUISING! They went on 30 cruises to the Caribbean together! She was a grandmother to 7 and a great grandmother to 2. They called her “Baba”. She was known as “Baba Boop” on FB and Instagram, and she was never at a loss for a witty comment when responding to a post on social media! She was independent, stubborn, snarky, but tempered with humor, creativity, sensitivity, generosity, and love. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends. She is survived by a sister, Helen Sasala; 3 daughters - Kimberly Riley, Stacy Basta (Jim), and Cassandra Cabrera (Anthony); grandchildren - Talitha Riley, Megan Orona, Bethany Riley, Lillian Cabrera, Ben Basta, Michael Cabrera, and Matthew Cabrera; 2 great-grandchildren—Sawyer Orona and Jay Orona; and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of sending flowers to the service please make a contribution to your favorite charity.
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