Marie Elizabeth Hewel

1927 - 2022

Marie Elizabeth "Betty" Hewel passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Denver, Colo., at 94. She was born in Houston, Texas, on July 28, 1927, to Wilhelmina Kenyon Blayney and John McClusky Blayney. Betty moved from Texas to Long Island, N.Y., at a young age and graduated from Jamaica High School. It was also where she met her husband, David Hewel. She graduated from The State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in Physical Education. Betty and David married in December of 1947. They resided in Pearl River, N.Y., where she taught Physical Education and in 1956 moved to Lawrence Township, N.J. She worked for the Mercer County Girl Scout Council before teaching Physical Education in the Princeton Regional School System. In 2008, she was inducted into the Princeton High School Athletic Hall of Fame for her many years of coaching field hockey and lacrosse. After retiring, they moved to Sunset Beach and spent many happy years there. She was active in the women's golf leagues and the Power Squadron. In the summer she stayed at her camp on Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, a place she loved more than anywhere else. She was very active in the Upper Saranac Lake community, serving on the Chapel Island Committee and piloting the Chapel Bound for Sunday services. She taught Boat Safety classes for many years. At her camp she welcomed all and taught countless people to water ski, canoe and sail. Betty was predeceased by her husband, David. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Conover of Smithfield, Va., her son, Thomas Hewel (Claudia) of Centennial, Colo., and her daughter, Beth Howell (Randall) of Lawrenceville, N.J. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Carey Stolber (Steven), Megan Edwards (Kenneth), Michael Hewel (Margie), Jessica Hewel, Kevin Howell and Katherine Howell. She leaves six great-grandchildren, Joshua Stolber, Samuel Stolber, Zachary Edwards, Meredith Edwards, McKenna Hewel and Morgan Hewel. A celebration of life will be held July 30 in the Adirondacks. Gifts in her memory may be sent to Chapel Island, P.O. Box 71, Saranac Lake, NY 12983.