Elizabeth Ann Colter

READFIELD -- Elizabeth Ann Colter, 78, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

She was born in Norristown, Pa., on Jan. 26, 1931, the daughter of Lewis and Nancy (Hardy) Coffey.

Betty Ann received her master's degree in nursing from the University of Michigan in the early 1980s. She had worked at Mercy Hospital in Jackson, Mich., was head of the operating room at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, and for more than 15 years worked in Saudi Arabia.

Betty Ann enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and abroad. She followed the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was an avid reader of books, including her Bible. She was deeply rooted in her faith and was a member of Dunn's Corner Baptist Church.

She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Lou Coffey.

She is survived by her husband, Norm Colter, of Readfield; a son, Greg Colter and his wife, Kathleen, of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Marianne Weinstein, of Readfield; a grandson, Charlie Lewis Weinstein, of Readfield; a cousin, Jerry Coffey, of Allentown, Pa.; also several other nieces, nephews and cousins.

There will be no visiting hours. A celebration of Betty Ann's life will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Dunn's Corner Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dunn's Corner Baptist Church, 238 Wings Mills Road, Mount Vernon, ME 04352.

Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. www.khrfuneralhomes.com.