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Betty Getz Arthurs
Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Betty Getz Arthurs, 90, of Erie Presbyterian Lodge, died Sunday, December 11, 2011, in the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. Born July 20, 1921, in Fairview,pa,
she was a daughter of the late
Elmer and Claire Shirey Getz.
Betty was a graduate of Fairview High School and worked for many years in the Erie County Assessment Office, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the Federated Church of East Springfield, its adult choir for many years, and also attended Grace Church in McKean. Betty was past president of Fairview PTA, served on the Fairview High School 50-plus Reunion Committee, and was a member of the Erie County Retirees Association. She was an avid crossword puzzler and enjoyed singing, bowling, bingo, and especially family gatherings.
In addition to her parents,
Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Vernon C. Arthurs;
and a brother, Wilbur Getz. She is survived by two daughters: Linda Phillips and her husband, Wayne, of Lake City and Sheila Hillen and her husband, Chip, of Erie; a son, Dave Arthurs and his wife, Julie, of Erie; a sister, Dolores Englert of Erie; eight grandchildren: Tracee Struchen, Laura Phillips, Shane, Brian and Breanne Hillen, Heather Fails, and Kyleigh and Taylor Arthurs; eight great-grandchildren: Caleb and Caitlin Struchen, Micah and Addison Fails and Cole, Blake, Talia and Fiona Hillen; a brother-in-law, Norman Arthurs of Pittsburgh; and a sister-in-law, Ruth Getz of Florida; as well as several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Burton Funeral Home, 525 Main Street East in Girard on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A service will be held on Wednesday at noon in Burton's All Faiths' Chapel with Malcolm Beall of WLD Ranch officiating. Memorials may be made to WLD Ranch, 7351 Woolsey Road, Girard, PA 16417.
( Erie Times-News on December 12, 2011 )

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