Bette Joan Behanna

Bette Joan Behanna obituary, Delmar, NY

Bette Joan Behanna

Bette Behanna Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Meyers Funeral Home, Ltd. on Mar. 24, 2025.

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Bette Joan Behanna Delmar - Bette Behanna passed away on March 18, 2025, at the age of 92 after a brief illness. She was born in Mexico, Maine in 1932, daughter of Albert Theodore Bailey and Phyllis Louise Hall Bailey. She graduated from Westbrook College, Portland Maine, in 1952. In addition to raising three children, she worked as an office manager in a medical practice in Glenville, New York. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed retirement in Florida for many years before returning to the Albany area.
Her husband of over 70 years predeceased her in 2024 and survived by sons, David (Laura), John, Thomas (Martha), granddaughters Kimberly (Timothy), Sarah (Timothy) and five great grandchildren.
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