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BRUCE, Betty Rishel[1, 2, 3]
1933 - 2014 (81 years)
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Name BRUCE, Betty Rishel [2] Birth 30 January 1933 Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America 
[2, 3] Gender Female Death 4 July 2014 Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America [1, 3] Burial 8 Jul Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America [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
- 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.
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Sources - [S1655689313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
- [S1655699618] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1666982414] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1655689313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).