Elizabeth Kasson

Elizabeth "Betty" Kasson, 86, widow of Foster B. "Pappy" Kasson, formerly of Main Street, Ulster, Pa., passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Memorial Hospital, North Towanda Township, Pa.

"Betty," as she was known by her family and friends, was born in East Smithfield, Pa., on June 23, 1922, the daughter of the late John Driesbaugh and Catherine Hushelpeck Driesbaugh.

On May 11, 1940, she married Foster B. Kasson.

In early years, Betty was employed by the Blue Swan in Sayre, Pa. She was later employed by Vaughn's Flower Shop in Towanda and by Rockwell's Florist in Ulster, for many years.

Betty was a member of the Ulster United Methodist Church and enjoyed singing in the church choir. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Ulster Recreation Center.

Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law: Shirley and Dennis Kissel of Ulster, Nancy and William Coolbaugh of Ulster RR 2. Her life revolved around her love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren: grandchildren Virginia Knecht and her fiancé, Mike Freeland of Towanda, Cynthia McCauley and her husband, John, of Sayre. William Coolbaugh and his wife, Sharon, of Bentley Creek, and Michelle Buck and her husband, William, of Sayre; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Hannah King of Ulster, and Verna Johnson and her husband, Richard Johnson, of Ulster; her brother, Robert Driesbaugh and his wife, Ruth Driesbaugh, of Ulster RR 2; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Foster B. Kasson, on June 21, 1995; a grandson, Dennis F. Kissel; and brothers John and Donald Driesbaugh.

The funeral and committal service will be held at noon Friday, April 10, at the Bowen-Farr Funeral Home, 6 Gordon Farr St., Ulster, with the Rev. Sandy Brant, pastor of the Ulster United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Ulster Cemetery, Ulster.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be directed to the Ulster United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 345 Ulster, PA 18850, in Elizabeth "Betty" Kasson's memory.