Betty Ruth (Jardine) Kessler, 95, of La Porte, Indiana passed on Wednesday, November 28, 2021, surrounded by family.

 

Betty was born August 25, 1926, in Kansas City, Kansas and adopted as an infant by Edmund and Alvina (Malchow) Jardine. 

 

Betty was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a life member of the St Paul’s United Church of Christ. She was a secretary for both the La Porte County Fair Board and for the Michigan City Schools Superintendent. She served as a cub scout and girl scout leader and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and LaPorte County Democratic Party. 

 

On April 4, 1948, Betty married Robert Walter Kessler who preceded her in death along with her parents. She is survived by one daughter, Karen (Mark) Hoffmann of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; two sons, Garry (Jeanne) Kessler of La Porte, Indiana and Barry Kessler of La Porte, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Brett (Heather) Kessler, Erik (Alexis) Kessler, Dr. Chris (Jessica) Kessler, Kathryn (Chris) Dragan, Clint (Sara) Kessler, Alison Kessler, Jon (Kathleen) Hoffmann, and Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann; and ten great-grandchildren. 

 

Visitation will precede the funeral from 9:30 a.m.-12 noon, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Frank L. Keszei Funeral Home, Essling Chapel, 1117 Indiana Avenue, La Porte, Indiana.

 

Funeral services will be at 12 noon on Tuesday December 7, 2021, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Pine Lake Cemetery. 

 

Memorial contributions may be made to LaPorte County Fair,  2581 IN-2, La Porte, IN 46350 or La Porte County Meals on Wheels,  620 Boston St, La Porte, IN 46350.

 

Please share prayers, condolences, and memories with the family at EsslingFuneralHome.com.