Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Benner
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Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Benner, 96, formerly of Westwood, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Harrison Senior Living in Valley Township, PA. She was the wife of the late Gerald I. Benner who passed away in 2017. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Louis Earl and Bessie L. Krixer Osborn.
Betty was an area resident most of her life. She was a member of Hephzibah Baptist Church in East Fallowfield and the former Westwood Union Chapel. She was an Avon representative and worked the Election Polls. She belonged to the Parkesburg Area Senior Citizens.
She is survived by her children, Keith (Sue) Benner of Coatesville, and Michele Crone of New Holland, PA, grandchildren, Christopher Benner, Megan Reilly, Lindsey Benner, Brittany Stoltzfus, and Madison Crone, great-grandchildren, Sawyer Reilly, Ryleigh Benner, Addison Benner, Kennedy Stoltzfus, and Weston Stoltzfus, and siblings, Earl G. Osborn of Ephrata, PA, and Phyllis Brown of Ocean City, NJ. In addition to her husband, Gerry, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Leslie E. Benner and siblings, Robert, Richard, Ronald, and Frederick Osborn.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 12:00 noon from Hephzibah Baptist Church, 2237 Strasburg Rd., East Fallowfield, PA, with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment in the adjacent church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hephzibah Baptist Church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg, PA. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com
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Death of my neighbor
Dear Keith and Sue: I remember your mother as "Jeep". My mother was "Tank" but your mother's nick name stayed with her. She was my mother's best friend. As we were friends and neighbors during elementary and high school. We will see her again in Heaven. Love, your friend, Greg