Tulsa, OK. – Betty Jane Voigtlander, 96, died peacefully in her daughter's home on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.

Her visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st at All Souls Presbyterian Church in Urbana, IL. Her funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Luke Herche and Pastor Josue Pernillo will be officiating. Burial will take place immediately after at the Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Voigtlander, her daughter Nancy Voigtlander Miller, her son, David Voigtlander and her brother, Harry Guyer. Surviving are two daughters, Carol Lynn Voigtlander and Mary Voigtlander Sommers, and her husband, Jack Sommers, of Tulsa, Ok.; one son, James Paul Voigtlander, and his wife Rayla Pascolati Voigtlander of Champaign, IL; grandchildren Henry Voigtlander and Matthew Voigtlander, Rachel Voigtlander Verace and her husband, Mark Verace, David Voigtlander and his wife, Isabella Swenson Voigtlander, Lauren Voigtlander Dancer, and her husband Gunnar Dancer, Christian Voigtlander, and his wife, Mariah Casey Voigtlander, other grandchildren, many great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and close friends.

Betty was born on March 24, 1929, in Madison, Wi., daughter of Henry Guyer and Bertha Wenger Guyer. She resided in her childhood home across from Tenney Park by Lake Mendota. She loved her parents very much; and she cherished in her heart, often, the times she ice-skated, fished, swam, and danced to Big Band music with her dad. Betty's mom and dad were immigrants from Switzerland, having met through a Swiss Club in Madison. They continued to go to Swiss Club throughout her childhood years where she made life-long friendships.

She graduated from East High School in 1946 and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin where she received her B.S. degree Home Economics with a specialty in Dietetics in 1950. Betty was the Vice President of Omicron Nu, the national honorary society for women in home economics, as well as a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Treasurer of the Euthenics Club, and she was a member of the Agricultural Student Council. During college she worked for a community bank where she was able to pay her entire school year of tuition on one summer's worth of work. Education was highly valued by Betty, as she was the first in her family to graduate from college, and she worked hard to ensure that all five of her children were able to go to college.

She met the love of her life, Henry Voigtlander during her days in college and married him on June 26,1954 in Madison, Wi. Along with Henry, she attended the United Student Fellowship, a Univ. of Wisconsin group that conducted Sunday morning worship, a Sunday evening program, and fellowship supper for Evangelical Christian students. After graduating college, Betty completed a one-year internship at the V.A. Hospital in Los Angeles, followed by brief employment as a Registered Dietician at the Milwaukee and Madison V.A. Hospitals. She was very proud of her work with the veterans, and often spoke about how much their sacrifice touched her heart.

Betty moved with Henry to Champaign and worked for two years for the University of Illinois McKinley Hospital. She maintained her professional licensure and was active in the Phi Upsilon Omicron on the University of Illinois campus. She volunteered to judge 4-H county fair food cooking projects for several years. Betty's longest held job was that of Henry's best friend and business confidant, and they worked hand in hand to build a successful real estate business together over many decades.

She enjoyed playing piano, sewing, cooking for her family, raising her five children, baking and decorating her own cakes, investment club, and playing Pinochle with friends. She loved her country and supported the Concerned Women for America, an organization founded on protecting and promoting Biblical values and Constitutional principles through prayer, education, and advocacy.

Betty also loved to travel; her trips to Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Hawaii were amongst her favorites. She loved to take walks and travel to Branson in her later years. She adored her grandchildren. To her family and friends, she was known most for her silver hair, warm smile, and kind heart. She was a second mom to many who loved her and saw the light of her Savior shining through her.

She grew up in the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and spoke fondly of the memories of her childhood pastor. She was a faithful member of St. Peter's United Christ in Champaign for many years. Betty was baptized and believed in the redemptive power of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Memorials may be made to Folds of Honor Veteran Charity Organization or the Champaign County 4-H Extension Education Foundation.