Betty May Jones Condon

Betty May Jones Condon, 96, of Brodhead, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on July 30, 1920, in Monroe, the daughter of Stanley P. and Alta B. (Smith) Jones. She married Donald Marion Condon, Sr., on Sept. 2, 1944, in Portland, Maine.  He passed away on Nov. 18, 2011.

Betty graduated from Brodhead High School in 1939. She attended Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Freeport, Ill., and graduated with an RN degree.  Following graduation, she worked at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Ill., and several other hospitals, as well as at the M.W. Stuessy Clinic in Brodhead.  Later, she became a nursing instructor for Blackhawk Technical College.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Brodhead, the Eastern Star, D.A.R., and the Legion Auxiliary. She served as the Red Cross nurse for Green County, an organizer for the Brodhead Blood Drive, and an organizer of the White Gift, of which her grandfather, J. Lloyd Smith, was one of the founders.

She is survived by her two sons, Donald M. Condon, Jr., of Houston, Texas, and Jon (Susan) Condon, of Beloit; five grandchildren, Kelly Condon, Nicole (Chad) Williamson, and Travis Condon, all of Houston, Texas, Douglas (Elsa) Condon, of Juneau, Wis., and Bryan (Rachell) Condon, of Beloit; and three great-grandchildren; Caroline Williamson, and Nora and Knox Condon.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Don, a sister, Mary Lu Meils, and daughter-in-law, Linda Marie Condon.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the United Methodist Church in Brodhead, with Pastor Krystal Goodger officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead. A visitation was held on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the D. L. Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead.

A memorial fund will be established. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.