Betty Adria Lewis Mall, died November 20, 2021 in McClure Miller Respite House, Colchester, Vermont, a wonderful place to end her life as the staff and volunteers are certainly all earthly angels. The day before her 91st birthday Betty was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Betty was predeceased by husband Frank Mall Jr., died 1993 and second husband James Heiser, died 2020.
Born on Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, Long Island on Veterans Day 1930, she was lucky to fall in love with Frank Mall (Blackie) and wed at age 17 and moved to Babylon, Long Island. Together they raised 5 delightful children (Mall tribe). As an ‘only’ child, Mom managed to surprise Dad with 3 more after the first 2! Mom also surprised Dad with brand new camping equipment, which was used every vacation and many weekends.
After graduating high school Betty graduated from Barbizon Modeling School, also worked at ATT mail room in Garden City with a briefcase attached to her wrist to deliver documents. Betty also worked in pay phone coin box room and for Babylon Big Ben grocery store butcher to weigh & wrap meat.
Once the eldest children were school age she worked as a nursery school teacher at Kiddie Coral for 17 years and was also a Sunday School teacher, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. Betty then worked as Babylon Library clerk for about 12 years. After retirement they moved to Zephyrhills, Florida March 1989.
Betty had 5 kids, 12 grands, 13 greatgrands.
Ellen married Dan Godfrey, (died 2001). Grandchild Meghan married Tino Martins, great grand children Oliver & Juliette. Grandchild Kristin married Parag Patel, great grandchild Christopher Roditis. Grandchild Audra married Matthew Dickson, great grandchildren Dexter & Nora. Grandchild Devin lives with Katalin Barone.
Carol, married Andrew Bahr, grandchild Adria married Tyler Sullivan, great grandchildren Charlie & Loa. Grandchild Jocelyn married Michael Leonard, great grandchildren Josephine & Henry.
William married Fran Stork, grandchildren William Jr. and Laura who married Robert Ludovico, great grandchild Olivia; married Emily Sigouros, Grandchild Michael lives with Chelsea, great grandchild Myles. Grandchild Maxine.
James lives with Kathy O’Rourke in Vermont.
And Ann married John Tanis, grandchild Ian married Tara Gimbel, great grandchildren Liam & Sawyer. Grandchild Sara.
Mom’s ashes will join Dad’s at Calverton National Cemetery, Wading River, Long Island, New York. Memories of Betty may be shared at www.awrfh.com.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, stjude.org.