Betty Brown Krieger's Obituary
Betty Brown Krieger of Federalsburg passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, DE. She was 84.
She was born on December 2, 1923 in Federalsburg the daughter of the late Elmer Brown and Mattie Towers Brown.
She graduated from Federalsburg High School class of 1940 and later graduated from Salisbury Teacher’s College which is now Salisbury State University in 1944.
She was married on August 4, 1950 to William G. “Bill” Krieger. Mr. Krieger preceded her in death on November 1, 1999.
She worked for many years for the State of Maryland Department of Social Services and retired in 1983. She was a member of the Maryland Classified Employees, Nanticoke and Federalsburg Senior Centers, and volunteered for many years at Nanticoke Hospital. She was a lifetime member of the Federalsburg VFW post #5246 auxiliary, the Wonderful World of Widows and the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Preston. She loved to read, travel, visit antique shops, and most of all to help others which she truly enjoyed. She often said, “If I have helped someone along the way my life has not been in vain.”
She is survived by five cousins, Claudell Bowdle of Hurlock, Linda Brown of Denton, Lois O’Bier of Seaford, Lloyd Poole and Ann Wyatt both of Federalsburg, and a special niece and her husband, Anne and Herbie Murphy of Federalsburg. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Collins.
A funeral is planned for Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg. The Reverend Edwin Thress will officiate. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call the funeral home from 10-11a.m. on Tuesday.
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