Betty J. Eskew

Manteno - Betty Eskew, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center. She was born March 11, 1932, in Cobden, IL to Laurel and Thelma Williams. She moved to Manteno and worked at the Manteno State Hospital where she met the love of her life. Betty was a member of the Manteno Christian Church. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Loren Eskew; daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Les Senesac; sister-in-law’s, Helen Rose, Bobbie Glasco, Stella Glasco; brother-in-law, Bill Tweedy; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, Lowell Glasco; her brother, Laurel “Bud” Williams; her sisters Mary Highland, Vertis Ray and Emily McFarland; her half-sister, Patsy Tweedy; step-brothers, Roy, Troy and Paul Glasco; her step-sisters, Charlene Givens and Wilma Thetford; and sister-in-law, June Dawson. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Brown-Jensen Funeral Home, Manteno from 1 pm until the funeral service at 2pm. Graveside will follow at Bloom Grove Cemetery, Manteno. Please leave online condolences on Betty's online guestbook. Memorials may be made to Uplifted Care, formerly Hospice of Kankakee Valley.