Mary "Betty" Elizabeth Nelson Obituary (1921

Mary "Betty" Elizabeth Nelson, 91, of Rochester Manor, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in Heritage Valley Beaver. Born July 30, 1921 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Gower Tait. She had been a teacher and had once taught in a one room schoolhouse. She was a graduate Perry High School in Pittsburgh and also Slippery Rock College. She taught English, Reading, and Spelling in the Northwestern School District and also the Blackhawk School District. She also taught at the Beaver County Community College in the G.E.D. program, taught summer school, and was past President of the Teacher's Union at Northwestern. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert L. Nelson in 1981, her son Roy David Nelson, two brothers Robert William Tait, John Thomas Tait, and two sisters, Margaret Scott and Jane Schoaf. She is survived by two sons and three daughters-in-law, William and Carol Nelson, South Beaver Twp., Mary Frances Nelson, Pittsburgh, Robert and Birdenia Nelson, Darlington, two daughters and a son-in-law, Shirley Nelson, South Beaver Twp., Mary and John Laughlin, Florida, formerly of South Beaver Twp., 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter, a brother Ralph David Tait, Greensburg area, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Friday from noon until 3 and 5 until 8 p.m. in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801-4th Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, where the service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday with Roland Blucher officiating. Private burial in Highland Cemetery, Ohioville. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Critical Care Unit at Heritage Valley Beaver, especially Liz, Krissy, Lindsay, and Jule. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, www.pancan.org., 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.