Information for Betty May Kalmbach Standley
5 March 1949 - 4 December 1995
From The Idaho Press-Tribune
December 1995
Contributed by Dennis McIndoo



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Betty Standley

      Betty May Standley, 46, of Caldwell, passed away Monday, December 4, 1995, at the Caldwell hospital of natural causes.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 8, 1995, at the Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church, Caldwell.  Reverend Mike Turner will officiate.  Burial will follow at the Greenleaf Cemetery, Greenleaf, Idaho, under the direction of Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell.  Betty Standley was born March 5, 1949, in LaGrande, Oregon; to Robert L. and May Ann Kalmbach.  As a young girl, Betty was involved in many community, church and school activities, such as: 4-H, pep band, pep club, drama, drill team, annual staff and choir.  She was President of the organization Future Homemakers of America.  Betty was also selected to be a delegate at Girls State in 1966.  She attended Notus High School from 1964 to 1966, and graduated as Valedictorian in 1967.  Betty attended Albertson College 1967 to 1971, as an honor student, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education.  Betty did her student teaching at Washington Elementary School, then later taught at Wilson Elementary.  She was then employed by the Region III Adult & Childs Development Center, Department of Health & Welfare.  She then worked as the Director of Staff and Development Training for the Idaho State School and Hospital, where she took early retirement.
    Betty married Steven T Standley on December 16 1978, in the Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church.  They have resided in Caldwell since that time. 
    Betty enjoyed reading, crafts, camping and spending time with her friends.  She loved being involved with her church and her children's schools.  Most of all, she loved being with her family.  Betty was a very loving and kind-hearted person, and she will be missed by so many.
    Survivors include her husband, Steve of Caldwell; her children, Brad and Stephanie two stepsons, Sam and Sean and his wife Lark; one step-grandchild; her mother and father, Robert and May Kalmbach of Caldwell; three brothers, Robert L. Kalmbach Jr, of Puyallup, Washington, Gary L. Kalmbach of Nampa and Kevin Wayne Kalmbach of Caldwell.
    Friends may call today until 8 p.m. at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell.




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