Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Petkus

Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Petkus died peacefully in her sleep, Saturday September 13th, at her daughter's home in West Tisbury, Ma, surrounded by family. She was 98.

Betty was born on August 24,1927 in Bronxville, NY, The only child of Jack and Kitty Busher. She graduated from the Ursuline School in New Rochelle, NY, before attending Mary Mount College in Tarrytown, NY.

In April of 1948 she married Dr. John A Petkus MD, and settled in Shohola, a small town in the Poconos of Pennsylvania, on the Delaware river just across from Barryville, NY. It's there, where she raised her 5 children as well as assisting her husband with his new family medical practice. His office was attached to the family home, and she helped him deliver many late night babies. As her family grew and got older, she became the de facto chauffeur for not only her children, but many of their friends. Her wood paneled Ford station wagon was always on the go, with a car full of kids.

She and her husband retired to Sun City Fla and she remained there for many years, even after his passing in 2006. In 2014 she moved to her daughter Donna's home in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard, Ma, where she lived until her death.

Betty loved being with people, and never missed the chance to get together with friends and family for dinner and drinks. A cocktail by the pool or at the beach, was her idea of an afternoon well spent.

She was predeceased by her parents and her husband. She is survived by her son Michael Petkus and his wife Hope, of Punta Gorda, Fl; her daughter Donna Petkus, of West Tisbury, Ma, who was also her longtime caregiver while living on Martha's Vineyard; her son Kenneth Petkus, of Chilmark, Ma; her daughter Patricia Petkus, of Narrowsburg, NY, and her daughter Maureen Petkus of Barryville, NY and Vero Beach Fl; as well as 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be on Friday evening, September 19, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Harrison, Rasmussen Funeral Home in Barryville, NY, and on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9:00am – 9:30am. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10:00am, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Shohola, Pa, burial will follow in the Parish cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the hospice of VNA Of Cape Cod – Martha's Vineyard, 49 State Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Harrison Rasmussen Funeral Home of Barryville, NY 3412 SR 97, Barryville, NY 12719.