A native of Cologne, Germany, Sr. Clary Betzler moved to England as a young woman where she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton in spring 1939, becoming a novice just before War was declared. Despite her German nationality she was able to remain here all through the War; after taking her First Vows in September 1941 she spent the next five years in Fenham, Newcastle. In 1946 she returned to Germany, where she made her final profession in 1948, remaining there until 1951. She spent some time serving in The Netherlands, Majorca and Ireland, but the majority of her life was spent in England, teaching, working within the community and, in retirement, assisting the Provincial Archivist and the Sister who produced the Province's newsletter. Moving to Duchesne House in 2002, where she was as active within the community as her increasing frailty would permit, Sister Betzler died during the afternoon of Christmas Eve of 2014, only a month before her 100th birthday, after 75 years in the Society. Her death was swift and sudden, as she had been in reasonable health and we had expected her to celebrate her century. Instead, as the community gathered to celebrate the birth of Christ and the new life he brings to our world, Clary slowly and peacefully slipped into her own birth into new life with God. Her Requiem Mass was held at Duchesne House on Friday, January 9, 2015. Following cremation, her ashes were laid to rest in the Duchesne Garden of Remembrance.
A native of Cologne, Germany, Sr. Clary Betzler moved to England as a young woman where she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton in spring 1939, becoming a novice just before War was declared. Despite her German nationality she was able to remain here all through the War; after taking her First Vows in September 1941 she spent the next five years in Fenham, Newcastle. In 1946 she returned to Germany, where she made her final profession in 1948, remaining there until 1951. She spent some time serving in The Netherlands, Majorca and Ireland, but the majority of her life was spent in England, teaching, working within the community and, in retirement, assisting the Provincial Archivist and the Sister who produced the Province's newsletter. Moving to Duchesne House in 2002, where she was as active within the community as her increasing frailty would permit, Sister Betzler died during the afternoon of Christmas Eve of 2014, only a month before her 100th birthday, after 75 years in the Society. Her death was swift and sudden, as she had been in reasonable health and we had expected her to celebrate her century. Instead, as the community gathered to celebrate the birth of Christ and the new life he brings to our world, Clary slowly and peacefully slipped into her own birth into new life with God. Her Requiem Mass was held at Duchesne House on Friday, January 9, 2015. Following cremation, her ashes were laid to rest in the Duchesne Garden of Remembrance.
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