Betty was born in the Saint John's neighborhood of Portland, OR, to Anthony (Tony) Peter Haliski and Helen Margaret (Moroy) Haliski. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1952, and remarkably continued attending monthly luncheons, with a group of her classmates, through April, this year. Betty married her loving husband, Donald (Don) David Lillard, in 1954. They Settled in Vancouver, where they spent 62 wonderfully adventurous years together.

After retiring from Montgomery Ward, Betty and Don traveled many Happy Trails, first in their Travel Trailer, then in their Motorhome. They camped their way across the United States, and the Baja California Peninsula. They spent many winters in either Arizona, or the Palm Springs area. Betty and Don took several cruises to Alaska and the Caribbean, with a special memory being a Windjammer tall sail trip for their 25th Anniversary. In 2015, Betty traveled, with her daughters, to Poland to explore her family heritage. She enjoyed many joyful trips with her daughter's families, traveling to Mexico, the Oregon & Washington Coasts, Bend, Montana and Hawaii. Never one to say NO to an adventure, she went parasailing for her 70th birthday, gliding for her 75th and ziplining for her 80th. Betty lived a full and social life, for the past 14 years, with her community, of friends, at Glenwood Place.

Betty's life journey ended after 91 years. Betty was preceded in death by her loving husband Don, her beloved parents, Tony and Helen, brothers Joseph and Edward, sisters, Dorothy Devine, Jeanette Nutt, and Margaret Abraham. She is survived by her loving daughters Kathleen Feuz (Tim) and Nancy Kelly (Rich); son Junior; grandchildren Amanda, Richelle, William, Jake, Brock and Natalie; great grandson Declan; brothers Tony (Karen), George (Loretta) and Jim; special family member Cynthia; and a large extended family of relatives and friends.

A funeral mass will be held Friday, June 26th, at 10:00 AM, at the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater, at 218 W. 12th Street, Vancouver, WA. Please note the ramp access on the east side of the church, on Washington Street. Parking is available, to the West of the church, across Columbia Street.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation, in Betty's memory, to Friends of Hospice Southwest Washington. Donations can be made either online or sent to P.O. Box 3116; Vancouver, WA 98668. Please note on the donation that it is for the Ray Hickey Hospice House.

Betty's family extends their gratitude to the wonderful caregivers at Glenwood, Peace Health Hospice and the Ray Hickey Hospice House.