Auntie Ria, 51, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by family. She was born on April 3, 1963 in Tooele, Utah, to Hubert and Regina Betonney. She graduated from high school on August 9, 1985 in Tooele. She went on to proudly serve her country in the United States Navy from May 1986 to December 1989. When she completed her Navy service, she made her home in Southern California, doing various shipyard work and then preparing taxes for H&R Block. She returned to her hometown of Tooele in August 2010. She loved carving pumpkins and dressing up for Halloween, painting and hunting for Easter eggs, setting off fireworks on the Fourth of July, and attempting to prank everyone she knew on April Fool’s Day. Maria was a kind and caring person who enjoyed spending time with her family and she was also an avid crafter including calligraphy, drawing and scrapbooking. She loved to preserve all of the photographs of her babies. Maria was fiercely committed to her family; she was deeply loved and cherished by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her father, Hubert; her sister Phyllis, and her brother, Larmie. She is survived by her mother, Regina; her brothers, Kim “Koop” (Barbara) and Rod and her sister, Tina. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews, Jamie (Jon), Marisa (Barry), Angela, Alicia, Alex, Lennon, Kenzie, Zach, Jude, Gussie and Laramie. We want to express great appreciation to the staff at the University of Utah Hospital who cared for Maria with great love, tenderness and respect. May God bless you. 
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Maria Betonney memorial fund at Mountain America Credit Union. A viewing will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tooele Stake Center at 1025 W. Utah Ave., Tooele, Utah. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tooele North Stake Center at 583 N. 270 East, Tooele, Utah. Services entrusted with Didericksen Memorial, (435) 277-0050.