ELIZABETH "BETTY" STRAUBMULLER

STRAUBMULLER, ELIZABETH (ANDERSON) "BETTY" 88 - of Millville, passed away Tuesday morning, November 20, 2012 at her residence after an extended illness. Born and raised in Millville, she graduated from the Old Friends School in Glencoe, MD. For 65 years, Mrs. Straubmuller was a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was honored to be named to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Roll of Honor in 1990, for her extraordinary service to the New Jersey Society over the years. She was also a board member of the Millville Historical Society. She had a great love and appreciation for her gardens that created a beautiful landscape. She was a very loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Straubmuller is survived by her children, Elizabeth S. Milne, George Justus Straubmuller and wife Terri, and Hattie S. Dorko and husband Paul; three sisters, Ada Strasenburg, Alma Staehle, and Mary Blake; ten grandchildren, James Hulitt, S. Brooks Hulitt, Zeb Congdon, Matthew Straubmuller, Kristen Straubmuller, Jessica Horne, Lauren Soltis, Ian Dorko, Libbey Dorko, and Molly Dorko; ten great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, George Joseph Straubmuller III; her parents, James Baxter Anderson and Ada (Wheaton), and one sister Bashsheba Veghte. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2012 in the First Presbyterian Church on the Maurice River, Second and Pine Streets, Millville. There will be a viewing on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the church. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Millville. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy Funeral Home, Millville. The family requests memorial contributions to be made to the Millville Historical Society, 200 E. Main Street, Millville, NJ 08332 or to South Jersey Healthcare HospiceCare, PO Box 170, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. Written tributes may be sent to www.christyfuneralservice.com.