Betty Marion Pratt (Nee Duncan)

CUYAHOGA FALLS - On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Betty Marion Pratt, (nee Duncan), 93, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Betty was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 4, 1929, to Earl and Kathryn, (nee Streavel), Duncan. At five years old, she moved to Toledo with her family and eventually settled in the Akron area in 1956.

When she was a young adult, Betty enjoyed working as a transcriptionist and nurse’s aide at Toledo Hospital. She had a special talent for playing the piano and went on to faithfully serve as a church pianist for 55 years. She loved books, and in her later years, she adopted the role of church librarian. Betty also loved music and art, especially painting, and her beautiful creations will live on in the homes of her friends and family. Those who knew her will always remember her sweet yet mischievous nature.

Betty often fondly recalled the first time she saw her future husband and how God told her, “This is the man I want you to marry.” Betty and Chuck, (as she called him), were married for 65 years when he passed away in 2021.

Betty is survived by her children, David (Reneé), Donald, Eric, Wesley, Amy, and Laura (Joey); grandchildren, Shannon (Todd), Rachelle (Charlie), Jessica, Brandon, Mackenzie, Thomas, Stephanie (Brandon), Elizabeth, Henry, and Lily, as well as many great-grandchildren, and still counting.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Pratt; her brothers, Robert (Joanne), Victor (Ursula), Donald (Gloria), and Dale, and her grandson, Lawrence.

Thank you, Mom, for filling our home with music, for your pumpkin pies, your non sequiturs, and all those secret chocolate bars. You made the world a lovely place, and you will be missed dearly.

Calling hours for Betty are 12-2 PM, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Redmon Funeral Home, 3633 Darrow Road, Stow. A Memorial Service will immediately follow at 2 PM.