Saratoga Springs, NY - Elizabeth (Betty) Louise (Lott) O’Connell, 89, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012, after a long illness.
Born November 3, 1922, in Meshoppen, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Cecile (Baldwin) Lott. An avid golfer, Betty loved to play with her friends of the Ladies Club at McGregor Country Club. She won numerous championships at McGregor Golf Club over three decades (70s-90s). She was a member of the Northeastern Women’s Golf Association and enjoyed playing with her wide circle of golfing buddies. Betty also played the piano and loved to sing. She was a former member of Sweet Adelines. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, knitting and flower gardening, but she was most happy when her warm and welcoming home was filled with the love of family and friends. She enjoyed nothing more than cooking a big meal for a house full of children and grandchildren, which she did many times over the years at her home on Bastian Road in Rochester, NY, and later at Tamarack Trail in Saratoga Springs, NY.
In addition to her parents, Betty is predeceased by her brothers, Howard, Raymond and Ralph Lott; her sister, Barbara Krupnick, and infant child, Terrence, as well as other family and friends.
Survivors include her devoted husband of 71 years, William (Dempsey) G. O’Connell Sr.; children, William Jr. and Kathleen Yeager, Robert and Kevin (Laura) O’Connell and Nancy (Richard) Amo; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Robert (Minabel) Lott; and many other family members and dear friends.
A memorial service was held Thursday, March 22, 2012.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Betty’s memory to Saratoga County Office for the Aging, Saratoga County Senior Meals (Meals on Wheels) Program, 152 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, (518) 584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
