Betsy (Sakelaridos) Lion, 91, of Tonawanda, New York, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Dock Woods Community Nursing Home in Lansdale Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 18, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Casper Sakelaridos. She resided in Wilkes-Barre until moving to Buffalo, New York in 1951. She was retired from the Tonawanda Board of Education where she was employed for many years as a secretary.
Betsy was a member of the Tonawanda United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49 years, Walter Lion; a brother, James; and sisters, Marie Politis and Irene Rowe. Betsy is survived by two sons, William and wife Linda of Lower Gwynedd Pa, and Walter and wife Elizabeth of Boonton Township NJ; grandchildren Eric, Alexandra, Amanda, and Gregory; sister Sophie Pappas; brothers Michael and Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Betsy will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:30 at Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Carol E. Coleman, of Luzerne United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Memorial Shrine Park, West Wyoming. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30am till the time of the service.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 18, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Casper Sakelaridos. She resided in Wilkes-Barre until moving to Buffalo, New York in 1951. She was retired from the Tonawanda Board of Education where she was employed for many years as a secretary.
Betsy was a member of the Tonawanda United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49 years, Walter Lion; a brother, James; and sisters, Marie Politis and Irene Rowe. Betsy is survived by two sons, William and wife Linda of Lower Gwynedd Pa, and Walter and wife Elizabeth of Boonton Township NJ; grandchildren Eric, Alexandra, Amanda, and Gregory; sister Sophie Pappas; brothers Michael and Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Betsy will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:30 at Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Carol E. Coleman, of Luzerne United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Memorial Shrine Park, West Wyoming. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30am till the time of the service.
Betsy (Sakelaridos) Lion, 91, of Tonawanda, New York, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Dock Woods Community Nursing Home in Lansdale Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 18, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Casper Sakelaridos. She resided in Wilkes-Barre until moving to Buffalo, New York in 1951. She was retired from the Tonawanda Board of Education where she was employed for many years as a secretary.
Betsy was a member of the Tonawanda United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49 years, Walter Lion; a brother, James; and sisters, Marie Politis and Irene Rowe. Betsy is survived by two sons, William and wife Linda of Lower Gwynedd Pa, and Walter and wife Elizabeth of Boonton Township NJ; grandchildren Eric, Alexandra, Amanda, and Gregory; sister Sophie Pappas; brothers Michael and Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Betsy will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:30 at Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Carol E. Coleman, of Luzerne United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Memorial Shrine Park, West Wyoming. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30am till the time of the service.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 18, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Casper Sakelaridos. She resided in Wilkes-Barre until moving to Buffalo, New York in 1951. She was retired from the Tonawanda Board of Education where she was employed for many years as a secretary.
Betsy was a member of the Tonawanda United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49 years, Walter Lion; a brother, James; and sisters, Marie Politis and Irene Rowe. Betsy is survived by two sons, William and wife Linda of Lower Gwynedd Pa, and Walter and wife Elizabeth of Boonton Township NJ; grandchildren Eric, Alexandra, Amanda, and Gregory; sister Sophie Pappas; brothers Michael and Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Betsy will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:30 at Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Carol E. Coleman, of Luzerne United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Memorial Shrine Park, West Wyoming. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30am till the time of the service.
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