Ms. Beth Anne Montana, 73, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Northwoods Village at Edison Lakes Assisted Living Facility in Mishawaka on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 8:35 pm.

Beth was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on March 3, 1952 to the late A. Bruce Arbogast and Barbara A. (Houle) Arbogast Victor and is currently survived by her significant other, Phil Wiltzer, of Grandview, Michigan.

Also surviving are her children Christina (Scott) Garvey of Elkhart and David (Elizabeth) Misener of Bargersville; sisters Beverly Grace of Dallas, Oregon, Babette (Dr. Richard) Boling of Elkhart and Belinda Bockman of Madison, Alabama; step-sisters Leeann (Bob) Scherzinger of Orlando, Florida, Lisa Hunter of Chicago, and Judy Lehman of Sandy, Utah and grandchildren Katelyn McCoy Wheatley of Greenwood, James Misener of Indianapolis and Paytin Garvey of Elkhart. Beth is also survived by a loving host of extended family and step family, as well as a large group of friends and former co-workers.

A memorial celebration of Beth's life will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 30888 CR 6, Elkhart, on Saturday, September 6, 2025, with a gathering of family and friends taking place at 10 am followed by the memorial service at 11 am, officiated by Fr. Spencer Mielke. In accordance with Beth wishes, cremation has taken place with the assistance of Billings Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Elkhart.

Beth served as VP of Business Development for Wells Fargo Bank until she became the Innovative Business Development Director at Boling Vision Center, where she remained until her health required her to slow down a bit.

She loved life with a passion, living it to the fullest with hopeful positivity, always abiding to her mantra of "Never let dust settle on your sparkles". This was Beth's way of saying "don't dim your light for anyone or anything. Keep shining. Keep moving. Keep living boldly, even when life gets hard." A favorite granddaughter would attest that grandma "danced through life in sequins and animal print", more concerned about enjoying the moment with her family and friends than anything else.  She loved to travel, and setting out on her next big adventure with her sweetheart Phil was always something she looked forward to.

Beth was also a cowgirl at heart, and she rode and showed horses for most of her life. Again, her family would reminisce that besides Notre Dame Football or taking a lazy summer ride on a pontoon boat, she pretty much enjoyed hanging out with the horses. She was also a long-time member of Michiana Jazzercize and attended Trinity Lutheran Church.

She was always in motion—dancing, twirling, jazzercising—always sparkling, literally and figuratively. She loved bold, bright outfits, often with animal print and ALWAYS with glitter or sequins. That was Beth: vibrant, confident, unapologetically herself.

She was a force. A strong, independent woman who showed us all what it meant to live boldly. She came from a long line of strong, confident and formidable women, and she embodied that strength in every way. Life didn't make it easy for her … she had to be tough more often than anyone should … but when she could let her guard down and became soft … oh, what a beautiful sight that was.