Betty J. Calhoun, 89, formerly of North Platte, passed away March 20, 2018, at Lawrence Kansas Memorial Hospital.

Betty was born on May 26, 1928, in North Platte to Farrell and Sarah Fae (Abercrombie) McGovern. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Betty was a member of Christ Community Church, Alpha Delta Kappa and the Elks Club (BPOE), where she was a past president.

She was a teacher at Adams Middle School in North Platte for 25 years until she retired in 1994. She loved playing the piano, crocheting, playing bridge, travel and Nebraska football.

Survivors include her two daughters, Connie Cook of Lawrence and Kelley Calhoun of Laurel; two sons, Marty Calhoun and Jim Calhoun, both of North Platte; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.

Services will be at a later date at the North Platte Cemetery.