Betty retired from the former Holy Trinity School in 1998 after 29 years of service.

Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 11:00 A.M.

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Horn, 92, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Hospice and Community Care. She was the wife of the late Cletus J. Horn with whom she was married 53 years until his death in 2002. A lifelong Columbia resident, she was the daughter of the late Carl J. Sr. and Beata Kaufhold Roeser.

She was a devoted member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Columbia; a member of the Altar Rosary Society and a former member of the Pastor's Advisory Board, Parish Financial Committee and the Parish Archive Ministry.

Betty graduated from the former St. Joseph's Academy in 1944. She retired from the former Holy Trinity School in 1998 after 29 years of service. Her hobbies were gardening and crocheting. As a member of the Parish Shawl Committee, she crocheted over 90 shawls for shut-ins.

Betty is survived by her children, Cleta M., wife of Robert Schmitt; James C., husband of Bernadette (Nikolaus) Horn; Michael A. Horn; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one coming in November; siblings, Carl J. Roeser, Jr., Mary Ann Gray, James F. Roeser, Lucy Fox and Thomas E. Roeser. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Josetta Spiese and Anita Grab.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, PA 17512 with the Rev. Stephen P. Kelley, Celebrant. Burial will follow in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Friends may view at the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc., 519 Walnut St., Columbia, PA on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:30 p.m. A viewing will also be held at the church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Betty's memory to Holy Trinity Catholic Church or Our Lady of the Angels School at the above address.

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