Age 100, daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Devlin Elder. She was raised in the Waterford area. A homemaker most of her life, she had worked at the GE for several years and previously at the Marx Toy Co. She retired in 1962 and then worked at the Dipson Plaza Theatre for several years. Betty enjoyed bingo, playing cards, crocheting, bowling, and playing bocci.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years Lawrence "Red" DeWolf on May 23, 1999; a daughter Jacqueline Crosby; two grandchildren, Christopher VanEpps and Gregory Paul Albrewczynski; a sister, Peg Lalumire (buried under her maiden name Elder/died at 27 from appendicitis); three brothers, Samuel, Jim, and Bob Elder.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman and her husband Donald, "Gerri" Lafferty, and Judy Albrewczynski all of Erie, and Peggy Brown of Girard; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years Lawrence "Red" DeWolf on May 23, 1999; a daughter Jacqueline Crosby; two grandchildren, Christopher VanEpps and Gregory Paul Albrewczynski; a sister, Peg Lalumire (buried under her maiden name Elder/died at 27 from appendicitis); three brothers, Samuel, Jim, and Bob Elder.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman and her husband Donald, "Gerri" Lafferty, and Judy Albrewczynski all of Erie, and Peggy Brown of Girard; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
Age 100, daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Devlin Elder. She was raised in the Waterford area. A homemaker most of her life, she had worked at the GE for several years and previously at the Marx Toy Co. She retired in 1962 and then worked at the Dipson Plaza Theatre for several years. Betty enjoyed bingo, playing cards, crocheting, bowling, and playing bocci.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years Lawrence "Red" DeWolf on May 23, 1999; a daughter Jacqueline Crosby; two grandchildren, Christopher VanEpps and Gregory Paul Albrewczynski; a sister, Peg Lalumire (buried under her maiden name Elder/died at 27 from appendicitis); three brothers, Samuel, Jim, and Bob Elder.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman and her husband Donald, "Gerri" Lafferty, and Judy Albrewczynski all of Erie, and Peggy Brown of Girard; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years Lawrence "Red" DeWolf on May 23, 1999; a daughter Jacqueline Crosby; two grandchildren, Christopher VanEpps and Gregory Paul Albrewczynski; a sister, Peg Lalumire (buried under her maiden name Elder/died at 27 from appendicitis); three brothers, Samuel, Jim, and Bob Elder.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman and her husband Donald, "Gerri" Lafferty, and Judy Albrewczynski all of Erie, and Peggy Brown of Girard; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
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