VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Mary Elizabeth Dove, known to everyone as "Betty," died on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 96.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 2011.
Born in 1924 in Chicago, Betty was raised on the southside, attending the University of Chicago Lab School and University of Chicago. She graduated from Carleton College, in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1946.
She met her husband while working for Northwest Airlines and the two were married for more than 60 years.
The marriage produced four children, Nancy Scott (Gavin Scott), who passed away in 2019, William Dove (Rebecca Baldwin), Sally Gross (David Gross) and Charles Dove. She had five grandchildren, Jesse Drury, Emily Barton, Martha Cuffie, Alexandra Feezell and Carly Dove; as well as four great-grandchildren, Jamie, Penny, Charlotte and Avery -- with one more on the way.
In the last decades of her life, she divided her time between the family house on Clear Lake in central Michigan and her condominium in Vero Beach, Florida. A lifelong lover of dogs and horses, she will be missed by all.
Arrangements are under the direction of Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, Florida. A guest book is available at strunkfuneralhome.com.
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Julia Yarbrough
March 28, 2020
She will be missed. Spirit remains. Rest sweet Mary.
Betty and Roxy and Clear Lake
Sally Gross
March 25, 2020
Kim Borden
March 24, 2020
I cared for Mary a few times, she was a beautiful soul. Rest in peace
Kim
Faith and Bill Hart
March 24, 2020
We never met Betty, but we grew to love her daughter Sally and David (my distant cousin) and their daughters. We heard so many stories about their visits to Betty in Michigan and Florida. We are so sorry for their loss, and for Bettys missing meeting her expected newest great-grandchild.
Leardoria Pinder
March 24, 2020
Pip Betty Love you your caregiver Dora
Matt Keats
March 24, 2020
So Sorry for your Loss. Thoughts going your way Sally and the rest of your Family.
Shawna Ebbens
March 23, 2020
Betty was a beautiful Lady. She will be missed by all. Rest in peace dear Betty❤
Jenni Lynn Knowles (Sevarns)
March 23, 2020
Betty was a beautiful person inside and out. I feel blessed to have met her and her caring family. Love and prayers to all.
Asineth Brown
March 23, 2020
My condolences to the entire family
Teresa Cassel
March 23, 2020
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Alexandra Dove
March 23, 2020
My sister and I loved her so very much. She wasn't the stereotypical grandma who baked cookies but she made one heck of a PB&J. We fondly remember the bench of towels when we came up from the lake. We were never aloud to sit on the kitchen stools for a snack until we got a towel to sit on. She always made sure we had everything we needed. Her home in Michigan was always filled with a warm and welcoming glow. She always made sure we got a picture of everyone on the porch before we left for home. Those photos are a like a time capsule as Carly and I grew up. We will continue to fill that house with new memories with Charlotte. Hugs.
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