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BRUCE, Betty Rishel

BRUCE, Betty Rishel[1, 2, 3]

Female 1933 - 2014  (81 years)    Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name BRUCE, Betty Rishel  [2
    Birth 30 January 1933  Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 4 July 2014  Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial 8 Jul  Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Betty Bruce Bancroft, 81, passed away peacefully with the family present on July 4, 2014. A native of the area, she lived a full life with her family in various places including in Cocoa, FL, for two decades during the heyday of the Space Program and on Kwajalein, an island in the tropics of the Pacific Ocean, for 13 years before retiring to her hometown of Great Bridge, VA.

      She is survived by her husband, Lewis Bancroft, three sons, Steven, Donald, and Gary, one daughter, Jennifer, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and numerous relatives and friends.

      A viewing will be held at the Great Bridge Church of Christ at 101 Hurdle Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322, on Monday, July 7, from 6–8 p.m.

      The funeral service will take place at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, July 8, at 11:30 a.m. by Pastor Gary Unsworth. Entombment will follow at Rosewood Memorial Park with a reception to follow at the church.

      In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church for mission purposes. The family wishes to thank the staff of Medi Home Health and Hospice for their compassionate support and service.
    Person ID I422387649236  Ancestry dot com tree
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2025 

    Family BANCROFT, L.H. 
    Children 
     1. BANCROFT, S.L.
     2. BANCROFT, D.W.
     3. BANCROFT, G.W.
     4. BANCROFT, J.L.
    Family ID F1551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1655689313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1655699618] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1666982414] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).