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Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 4:50 PM
Subject: obituary-ETHIER with photo
> SPENCER: I.Elizabeth "Betty" (Midura) Ethier,87, of 80 Pleasant St., died
> Sunday April 22, at The Meadows of Leicester.
> She was the wife of Andrew D. Ethier who died in 1998. She leaves a son
> Steven L. Ethier and his wife Gerlinde of Rotonda, Fl., a daughter Cheryl
A.
> Archambault and her husband Mark G. of Spencer, two grandsons Erik L.
> Archambault of Spencer and Steven A. Ethier of Rotonda, Fl., a brother
> Edward Midura of Auburn, three sisters Helen Hydrusko, Wanda Fafara and
> Amelia Wrin all of N.Brookfield, many nieces and nephews. She is
predeceased
> by a brother Mitchell Midura and two sisters Edna Kimball and Stephanie
> Blizgis.
> Mrs. Ethier provided child daycare for several area families out of her
home
> for many years.
> She was a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish and enjoyed gardening
and
> sewing. Along with her late husband, she was an avid tennis player for
many
> years. At one time, Betty was known as one of the first female "pin
setters"
> at a local bowling alley owned by her uncle in Palmer.
> Born in Hardwick, she was the daughter of Laurence and Catherine (Sas)
> Ethier. She graduated from N.Brookfield High School where she played
varsity
> basketball.
> The funeral will be held Friday, April 27 from the J.HENRI MORIN & SON
> FUNERAL HOME, 23 Maple Terr., Spencer with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady
of
> the Rosary Church, 7 Church St., Spencer. Burial will follow in Mary,Queen
> of the Rosary Cemetery, Spencer. Calling hours are Thursday, April 26 from
5
> to 7p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either
Mary,Queen
> of the Rosary Building Fund, 60 Maple St., Spencer or the Spencer Rescue
> Squad, P.O. Box 147, Spencer 01562.
>
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