Mrs. Betty Popovich Kiser

Betty Popovich Kiser, 87, passed away May 21, 2013 in Mechanicsville, VA. Born in Pennsylvania to John and Pelagia Popovich, she was raised in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and then spent most of her life in Syracuse, NY where she was a parishioner of St. Peter and Paul’s Russian Orthodox Church. Betty and her husband of 59 years, Harry, became residents of Newport News, VA in 1996, prior to his death in 2003. They were parishioners of St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church in Poquoson, VA. Betty was also preceded in death by her siblings and their spouses, Mary Gadosz (Tymko), Anna Turoff (Samuel), Charles Popovich, Anastasia “Molly” Gutowski (Charles), Josephine Popovich, Andrew Popovich, John Popovich (Madeline), Olga Ciehalski (Leonard); a nephew, Richard Paulowski; and daughter-in-law, Donna Kiser. She is survived by a sister, Pearl Popovich; three sons, Robert Kiser (Mary Patricia), and children, Kristina and Colleen Kiser; Dennis Kiser, and children, Joseph Kiser, and daughter, Leslie, John Kiser (Robin) and daughter, Amanda; Barry Kiser (Lula), and children Maria Greenwood (Christopher) and son, Ethan, Lisa Hufnagel (Jack), and children Andrea, John and Conor Hufnagel, and Gregory Kiser, and children, MacKenzie and Zoe Kiser. Betty is also survived by her daughter, Karen Durniak (Ted); and nieces and nephews, James Gutowski, Lynda Marut, Ronald Ciehalski, William Gadsden, Gloria Accetta, and Ellen Popovich. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, May 24th at St. Andrews Orthodox Christian Church, 117 Linden St., Ashland, VA, 23005 with burial following at 3 p.m. in Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia, 10300 Pridesville Rd., Amelia, VA, 23002. The family will receive friends, 4 to 6 p.m., tonight at Vincent Funeral Home, 9923 Pocahontas Trail, Providence Forge, VA, 23140. The family wishes to thank Hospice of Virginia and John and Patti Morris of Seniors First Choice, with special thanks to her daily caregivers, Lauretta Crawley and Shelly Russell for their loving care. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Andrews Orthodox Christian Church, 117 Linden St., Ashland, VA, 23005 or to Hospice of Virginia, 1700 Bayberry Court, Richmond, Virginia 23226.

Mrs. Betty Popovich Kiser

September 28, 1925 - May 21, 2013