Betty Jane Fine

Betty Jane Fine

1923 to 2013

Betty Jane Fine, 89, of Aurora, Colo., and former Sidney resident died on Jan. 6, 2013, in Parker, Colo. Graveside services have taken place in Denver.

Betty Jane was born in Long Island, N.Y., on July 28, 1923, to Ruth and Sydney Bender. She attended the University of Alabama and on vacation to Denver met Leonard Fine. They were married in New York after a brief courtship and moved to Sidney where they were in business with Leonard’s parents. In 1972 they moved to Denver. They were married 37 years until Leonard’s death in 1984.

She is survived by one brother, Jack Bender of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two daughters, Jill (Duane) Gill of Centennial, Colo., and Melissa Fine of Aurora; three grandchildren, Joel (Debbie) Gill of Parker, Josh (Lisa) Gill of Rochester, Minn., Jordan (Matt) Gruber of Aurora; two great-grandchildren, Kendall Gill and Drake Gruber.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Kidney Foundation.