Date of Death: July 22, 2026
Service Details
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at Hohner Funeral Home on July 31, 2026 with Pastor Donnie Brooks officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 with the memorial service beginning at 11:00. A luncheon will be served at the Ninth Street Methodist Church immediately following the service. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Obituary Notice
Betty June (Foust) Kirschenbauer entered her Heavenly Home on July 22, 2026. She was born in White Cloud, MI on November 16, 1942, to Everett and Ruth (Hoyt) Foust. The family relocated to Three Rivers, MI where she graduated high school in 1961. Betty accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age. She married Donald Kirschenbauer on July 6, 1963, at the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She served her communities and church in various capacities. She was involved with the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging, where she both volunteered and participated in their activities, and served on the Three Rivers Zoning Board of Appeals, on the Pastor Parish Committee and with events hosted by her church family at the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She was employed by Continental Can and Stewart Sutherland before enjoying early retirement at the age of 62. She was an avid reader and enjoyed writing poetry, traveling with her sister, Sue, and the many adventures shared with her Red Hat Group. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Don, both parents; her sister, Myra Beachey; brother, Kenneth Foust, brother in Laws, Norman Beachey, Dick and Louis Kirschenbauer; father and mother-in-Law, Joseph and Lillian (Wiedmayer) Kirschenbauer, sister in Laws, Bertha (Kirschenbauer) Curtis and Theresa (Kirschenbauer) Weinberg and lifelong friends, Gus and Mary Beebe. She is survived by her children, Craig (Amy) Kirschenbauer and Jodi (Mic) Wespinter; 7 grandchildren: Taylor Kirschenbauer, Noah Kirschenbauer, Lucy Hess, Emma Hess, Tommy Hess, Mark Wespinter and Joshua (Nicole) Wespinter; 5 great grandchildren: Helen Kirschenbauer, Trent, Aubrey, Emma and Jonah Wespinter; sisters Sue (Robert Fellows) and Helen (Charles) Carpenter; sister in laws, Linda Foust and Edna Kirschenbauer, several nieces and nephews and special friends Lori Overton and Andy, Melissa and Parker Percival.
Additional Information
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Betty’s memory are directed to Kairos Dwelling.
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We are sorry to hear of Betty’s passing. My family has fond memories of both Betty and Don when they were our neighbors in Schoolcraft. My mother Delma and Betty shared many an afternoon, laughing, discussing village news and whatever else came to mind over a good cup of coffee. I also inherited another little brother Craig through a lifelong friendship with Dan. May you find peace throughout this time and when you feel sad, pick out on special memory and I promise it will make you smile. The Pelikan Family
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I am so grateful to have Betty in my life, Truly a Dear Friend .I know she is in Heaven with our Heavenly Father ,to know someday we will be praising the LORD together is such a great Joy.I dont know who will keep me in line on this earth now,Betty ,I could always count on to tell it like it is. I respect her so much . Wow, It has been a great 39 yrs of adventure . Good times and bad . She loved her family. Take care of each other ,Thank you for your poetry of life. I will miss you ,till we mèet again friend this side of heaven,Glory be to God for creating such a beautiful humble soul.
My condolences to Betty’s family. She was such a special person. We have mowed for her since 2022 and she was always so sweet to our employee’s. She would come out on the really hot days and give them all water. She will be missed.
I am thankful for the wonderful, Aunt, Betty was to myself and my siblings. As a kids she and Uncle Don welcomed us into their home for homemade donuts. And they were always kind to me. Aunt Betty was always in the kitchen for all of our graduation Parties helping to make events successful. You will be missed Aunt Betty, Thank you for all the great memories.