Betty Elizabeth Nyland's Obituary
Betty Nyland was Born 7/19/1948 in LA CA to John and Mary Magdaleno. Betty’s sister is Deborah Dorgan. She has a brother John Magdaleno Jr. Her brother Gilbert Magdaleno preceded her in death. Betty grew up and lived in the LA area with her family during her younger years where she attended elementary through high school. The high school that she attended was Nogales in La Puente. One of Betty’s favorite things to do was to sing. During her time in high school, she auditioned to be the lead singer of a band. The band was made up of friends from school. She thoroughly enjoyed singing in the band. The name of the band was Betty and the Twilighters. The band played at house parties, fairs, and many other venues. The band even entered and won the battle of the bands contest. This is where Betty met her husband, Daniel Delgado. Daniel was the bass player in the band. The couple married and had three children together. A son, Daniel Joseph Delgado, three daughters, Denal Delgado-Everidge, Angela Delgado-Rodriguez and Andrea Delgado for which Andrea preceded Betty in death. Betty was a grandmother to Brianne Richart, Christina Richart, Joseph (Delgado) Hovater, Izic Rodriguez, and Leilani Rodriguez. Betty was also great grandmother to Connor Richart. Betty moved to Oregon with her family in the early 1970’s to Beavercreek. She lived there with her family until moving to Colton, Oregon. From Colton, Oregon the family moved to Molalla, Oregon. The couple eventually divorced. Betty lived for some time in Portland, Oregon where she met and married Ozzy Nyland. Ozzy preceded her in death. Betty moved to California for a short time before settling in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prior to her move to Florida, she joined her daughter Denal and son in law Kevin Everidge on a cross country RV road trip. She enjoyed traveling, visiting the many states and small towns along the way and connecting with people she had not seen for a long time. One of her favorite stops was in Louisiana where she met the locals and took a swamp tour. Another favorite stop was in Louisiana where she took a swamp tour. Betty enjoyed her time in Florida and loved the hot weather and many days of sunshine. She spent time at the various white sand beaches along the gulf coast. Watching the sun set across the gulf was a favorite past time. She was a thrill seeker. She spent her 73rd birthday with her family at the Disneyland Wilderness RV Resort. Together they visited all the Disney parks. She rode every roller coaster, as well as the virtual rides. One of her favorites was the Avatar ride. Betty enjoyed her trips with family to St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico. Over the years Betty had many hobbies. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, sewing, ceramics, basically anything that she could do with her hands. She was gifted with talent. One of the things that was evident about Betty was that she loved the Lord. She spent time reading her Bible, listening to Grace Williams, online ministry recordings, and sharing her love of the Lord with others. She enjoyed sharing and conversing with others about the Bible when given the opportunity. Overall, Betty was generally in good health with the exception of triple negative breast cancer that was diagnosed in 2017. In 2023 Betty was not feeling well and went to see the doctor. This is where she learned that the breast cancer had returned and metastasized. She put up a good fight. However, the breast cancer was more than her body could handle. During her final weeks she expressed how much she loved her family. She spent her time praying, reading the word of God, and spending time with family. Family was always important to her, as she was to them. Betty will be greatly missed. We will forever keep her in our hearts. We feel fortunate that over the years we were able to discover new adventures and create everlasting memories. In keeping with Betty’s wishes, there will not be a service. Her request is to be cremated and scattered in the ocean. For you, she requests that each of you take a moment to reflect and remember the memories that you have made with her. To not be sad because it is her time to be with Jesus and take her place in heaven. Her final message to everyone is that she loves each and every one of you and that she looks forward to seeing her friends and family someday when they join her in Heaven.
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