Betty Lou (Mills) Vercruysse was born in 1934 in Highland Park, Michigan, the only child of Virginia Lee Burt Mills and Elmer Nelson Mills, both deceased. She married Julian F. Vercruysse in 1960 and they were married just short of 40 years when he passed away in 2000.

She is survived by her Daughters, Mary Ann (Ronald) Young and Susan Sadowski (dear friend, Marino Cappellaro) and is predeceased by her third Daughter, Julie Ann Vercruysse, stillborn in 1970. She is also survived by her Grandchildren, Rachel Young, Kristen Young, Lauren (Connor) Bilkos and Adam Sadowski, her Sister-in-Law, Evelyn Vercruysse, Nephew, Ronald (Gidget) Vercruysse, Niece, Karen (Dale) Verhaeghe and her only Cousin, James (Christine) Byington. She is also predeceased by her nephew, Roger Vercruysse.

Betty was a graduate of Highland Park High School and Highland Park Junior College. She was a Co-Op Student, Secretary and Executive Secretary for the Chrysler Corporation from 1952 until 1961. She was also the Secretary/Treasurer of the Julian Vercruysse Co., Inc. from 1960 until 2000. Betty was a resident of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, from 1960 until 2014. She also maintained and frequently visited a cottage with Julian at Houghton Lake, Michigan, until 1995. They also frequently traveled to Florida in the winter. Recently she has resided at Atria Shorehaven and Comfort Care Senior Living, both in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and most recently Leisure Manor in Richmond, Michigan.

Betty's hobbies included traveling, shopping, dollhouse miniatures and reading. Betty was a member of the Belgian American Association Women's Auxiliary.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association Metro Detroit, 27777 Franklin Rd., #1150, Southfield, MI 48034, https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/michigan/detroit or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777, https://www.michaeljfox.org

Private service were held at Oakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, Michigan.

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