Elizabeth Betty Savard

Savard, Elizabeth Betty (nee Nelson), baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection, Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Beloved daughter of the late Arthur and Helen Nelson (nee Smith); dearest mother of Eugene James Savard Jr., Mary Karen (Jim) McBride and Stephen Edward (Jennifer) Savard; dear grandmother of Mary Kate (Jaime) Thissen and step-grandmother of David and Brett Apted; our dearest cousin of Mrs. Catherine Basile and Dr. James Nelson. Betty was a 1953 graduate of Villa Duchesne and student at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University where she cofounded the Newman Center. She was a proud member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She was a talented dress maker and home decorator. She loved to entertain family and friends and to have luncheons with her classmates from Villa. Betty was the president of the Legion of Mary at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Manchester. Services: Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Manchester, Monday, 11:00 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, any donations to a pro-life organization would be appreciated. Visitation at the church, Monday 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass. A service of the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Cre matory. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.