1924
Betty
2013
Betty Mcgrew
April 5, 1924 — November 3, 2013
Betty K. McGrew (Elder), 89 of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, passed away, Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Excela Health: Westmoreland Hospital.
She was born April 5, 1924 in McKeesport, PA, daughter of the late Samuel and Martha (Taylor) Kite.
Betty was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church in Greensburg. She was a member of the Norvelt Women's Golf League and a founding member of the Home Gardeners Guild. Betty was a Senior Olympic Gold Medalist and member of several bridge groups.
Betty had a great sense of humor and a quick wit. Even though ill, she continued to entertain family, friends, and caregivers with rememberances of her life. She enjoyed the beach, butterflies, watching birds at her feeders, and china painting. She and her husband, Pat, had been enthusiastic ballroom dancers. She did crossword puzzles every day, and could still beat her children and grandchildren at Scrabble!
Besides her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. McGrew in 1996, her second husband, Oliver P. Elder in 2010 and her sister, Lois Jane Kite.
Surviving are her children, Denise McGrew, Dan McGrew, and Dawn Tedrow and husband, Allen W. Tedrow; and grandchildren Finley Benjamin Miller, Nicholas Miller, James Tedrow, and Kathleen Tedrow.
Family and friends will be received Monday, 2-4pm and 6- 8 pm at the KEPPLE-GRAFT Funeral Home 524 North Main Street Greensburg.
Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11am.
Interment will follow in the St. Clair Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718
Terence L. Graft, funeral director, entrusted with the arrangements. For online condolences and information, please visit www.kepplegraft.com or www.remembranceprocess.com
She was born April 5, 1924 in McKeesport, PA, daughter of the late Samuel and Martha (Taylor) Kite.
Betty was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church in Greensburg. She was a member of the Norvelt Women's Golf League and a founding member of the Home Gardeners Guild. Betty was a Senior Olympic Gold Medalist and member of several bridge groups.
Betty had a great sense of humor and a quick wit. Even though ill, she continued to entertain family, friends, and caregivers with rememberances of her life. She enjoyed the beach, butterflies, watching birds at her feeders, and china painting. She and her husband, Pat, had been enthusiastic ballroom dancers. She did crossword puzzles every day, and could still beat her children and grandchildren at Scrabble!
Besides her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. McGrew in 1996, her second husband, Oliver P. Elder in 2010 and her sister, Lois Jane Kite.
Surviving are her children, Denise McGrew, Dan McGrew, and Dawn Tedrow and husband, Allen W. Tedrow; and grandchildren Finley Benjamin Miller, Nicholas Miller, James Tedrow, and Kathleen Tedrow.
Family and friends will be received Monday, 2-4pm and 6- 8 pm at the KEPPLE-GRAFT Funeral Home 524 North Main Street Greensburg.
Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11am.
Interment will follow in the St. Clair Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718
Terence L. Graft, funeral director, entrusted with the arrangements. For online condolences and information, please visit www.kepplegraft.com or www.remembranceprocess.com
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