Elizabeth J. “Betty” Summers, of Oxford, PA, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at St. Mary Center, Lansdale, PA. She was 72.
Born in Abington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Yaussi) Summers. She attained her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education from West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
Miss Summers was employed as a teacher in the Oxford School District, Oxford, PA, for 35 years until retiring. Following her retirement, she volunteered at Hopewell Elementary School tutoring and helping fifth grade students.
Miss Summers was Past Treasurer of the Oxford Educational Foundation. In addition to her love for teaching, she enjoyed handwork particularly needlepoint, cross stitch, knitting and crocheting. Through the local hospital senior circle, she was a member of the Oxford Knitting Club. Over the years, she was an avid baker whose cookies are still discussed to this day by former students on Facebook. And, in her younger years, she was a bowling enthusiast.
She is survived by a brother, Paul Summers and his wife Joan, of Trevose, PA; three sisters, Bonnie Roberts and her husband Gerald, of Horsham, PA, Beverly Peoples and her husband Frank, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, and Barbara Brethauer, of Bradenton, FL; eight nieces and nephews; 12 great-nieces and great-nephews; and a great-great-niece. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a niece, Sandra Roberts.
Her Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA, where family and friends may call from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oxford Educational Foundation, P. O. Box 142, Oxford, PA 19363 or at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/nM5MU4cTbWpdsNqOstLS_g
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