Ethel Gurney Betz died peacefully on September 1, 2012 at Winthrop University Hospital on Long Island. She had just returned home from an active summer with family and friends in Inlet. She was two months shy of her 94th birthday.

Born on October 31, 1918, Ethel (more commonly known as Butchie) is survived by her husband O. John Betz Jr.; their three sons, O. John Betz III and wife Anna Howes Betz; Robert G. Betz; and Alexander K. Betz and wife Rebecca Blodgett Betz; her sister, Esther Gurney Cruikshank; and 13 grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her brother, John K. Gurney. Continue reading →