Betty Lou Caston

Betty Lou Caston — known to most as Bette, to family as Bunky, and fondly as “Aunty Bunk” to her nieces and nephews, who knew her as the fun one — passed away in Enderby, BC on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the age of 78.

Bette was born on May 23, 1948, in Edson, Alberta, one of seven children born to Douglas Marmaduke Caston and Violet Ethel Caston. She grew up alongside siblings Richard, Kathleen, Brenda, Tom, Doug, and Patricia, in a household that shaped her lifelong love of family, community, and hard work. She worked alongside her father at the family newspaper, the Edson Leader, where he trained her well in every part of the business. A gifted writer, editor, photographer, and journalist, Bette eventually took the reins and ran the newspaper for him as he moved into his retirement years. Those skills stayed with her and years later found a new home in the Publishing Place, her own publishing house. She also opened a sub shop — the first step in a lifelong love affair with feeding people.

Long before she was lighting up dance floors, Bette loved to figure skate. As a young woman she starred in the skating carnival alongside her dear friend Wayne, dancing across the ice with the same natural rhythm, timing, and unmistakable zest for life that would stay with her for decades.