Betty M. (Specht) Antion (1925-2017)
ANTION, SPECHT, MERRITT, KIDDER
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 6/2/2017 at 18:48:52
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
Betty M. Antion
April 6, 1925 - May 7, 2017Betty (Specht) Antion, 92, of Ames, formerly of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, passed away May 7, 2017.
Beloved wife of the late John W. Antion, loving mother of Bruce (Barbara – deceased) of Iowa and Daniel (Muriel) of Connecticut. She is survived by two grandchildren, Sara (Matthew) Merritt and Faith Antion. She was predeceased by brothers, Albert and Bud; and her sister, Ethel Kidder.
Betty worked as a switchboard operator for Kaufman’s Department Store in Pittsburgh and later for the State of Pennsylvania. She retired as the Switchboard Supervisor at Mayview State Hospital in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. She continued working part-time until she was 76. She moved to Iowa in 2013.
Betty was a lifelong member of the Carnegie Primitive Methodist Church, having joined as a Junior Member when she was 13. During over 75 years of active membership, she served in a wide variety of service and social roles. In addition to spending time with her family, she enjoyed bowling, bingo, and the occasional casino visit.
The family would ask for any donations in Betty’s memory to be made to the Carnegie Primitive Methodist Church, 640 Dow Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106, or Israel Family Hospice House, 400 S. Dakota Ave, Ames, IA 50014.
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