Betty Jane Catherine (Johnson) Lester passed away peacefully Monday, April 7, 2025, at home in The Villages, Florida after a brief battle with Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). She was 89.

Betty and her husband were previously from Eau Claire, Wisconsin as well as Menomonie and Wilson, Wisconsin.

Betty is survived by her husband, Wayne, of 67 years; their two sons, Mark (Marilyn) and James; four grandchildren, Jennifer Lester, Nathan (Darla) Lester, William (Shanda) Lester, Sarah (Terry) Ault; and ten great-grandchildren: Kylie Lester, Karena Lester, Ashton Lester, Rhya Lester, Breanna Lester, Brielle Lester, Calden Lester, Gabriel Ault, Gideon Ault, and Gentry Ault. She is also survived by other family relatives and many special friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Ole and Mabel Johnson; brothers Norman, Donald, Chuck, Jim and Duke Johnson; sister Evelyn Zank; brothers-in law; Stanley and Maurice Lester, grandson Mitchell Lester; and great-granddaughter, Maida Ault.

The Family wishes to acknowledge the excellent care provided by UF Hospital-Leesburg and Cornerstone Hospice.

No public plans are pending at this time.