Elizabeth Horvath

Former Estrella Sailport (Arizona Soaring) Owner / General Manager Elizabeth

Anne Horvath (aka Betty Boop) age 86 was called home to the Lord on Saturday

April 19, 2025.

Born August 6, 1938, in Niagara Falls, New York to the late John and Rose

Keaty. Elizabeth was the 8 th child of 12 children born to the Keaty family.

While living in upstate New York Elizabeth worked hard as a TB hospital nurse

assistant and is where she met her former husband and had three sons.

In 1968 Elizabeth and family moved West to Arizona to help build one of the best

sailplane training facilities in the world. Estrella Sailport (Maricopa AZ) opened on

April 1,1969. Elizabeth balanced running a business with many outside jobs

while raising her three sons and creating a comfortable loving home for the

family. Elizabeth loved to cook, and dinner was always on the table for her

family.

Elizabeth was featured in the June 1968 Redbook Magazine, which detailed her

story of success at an early age.

During her later years Elizabeth retired to the White Mountains where she made

many friends and enjoyed socializing and spending her days outside enjoying the

great outdoors. Elizabeth always looked forward to her weekly calls with her

sisters. Elizabeth made the most important decision in her life by accepting

Jesus as her Lord and Savior at an early age giving her the peace, she longed

for that surpassed all worldly understanding.

Elizabeth is survived by her children, Les (Kathy) Horvath, Ken (Stacey) Horvath

and Julius (Annette) Horvath; grandchildren, Kelsey (Matt) Childs, Christina

Horvath, Carter Horvath, Shane Sullivan, Austin Sullivan; Lauren Muro, Nick

Redwine and Mark Redwine; great grandchildren, Lux O'Malley and Ryker

Childs; brothers, Thomas Keaty, Timothy Keaty, sisters, Rose Mangan, Eileen

Evert and Patricia Gustina; many nieces and nephews and dear friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Maureen

Turner and Kathleen (Kit) Kraatz, brothers, John Keaty, James Keaty, Maurice

Keaty and Gerald Keaty.

Elizabeth, rest in the Lord's peace and we look forward to flying with you at the

Rapture. Amen.