A note for Aunt Betty

Aunt Betty passed away last week. She was my Dad's aunt but everyone referred to her as Aunt Betty. It happened all very quickly, but thankfully she did not have to endure suffering a long time and that her daughter was able to be here from Arizona.

She was a very sweet & wonderful woman. She had nothing but kind words to say about everyone and judging from her funeral, the same was true about her. Last October, a few of the Spaulding clan took her out for her 80th birthday and I'm glad we were able to do so as it meant so much to her. She sent me two cards after the brunch to tell me so.

She was also so excited when she found out that I was going to have a baby. In true fashion, she sent me several cards throughout my pregnancy telling me how excited she was and she couldn't wait to meet the new arrival.

She was an amazing woman and since both my grandparents had passed, she and Aunt Barbara truly were the matriachs of our family.

Elizabeth S. (Spaulding) Smemo, of Rockland, August 7, 2007. Age 80. Mother of Nancy A. Lemon and her Husband William D. Lemon of AZ. Sister of Barbara A. Putnam of Weymouth and the late Leonard V. Spaulding. Grandmother of Scott L. Lemon of AZ. Also Survived by several nieces and nephews.
Ms. Smemo died Tuesday in the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Elizabeth was born in Cambridge daughter of the late Harold and Anne (McAndrews) Spaulding and was raised and educated in Boston. Ms Smemo was a long time resident of Dorchester, but had been living in Rockland for the last 11 years. Elizabeth worked as a Telephone Operator for the Phone Company on Franklin St in Boston for 42 years. Elizabeth was a communicant at Holy Family Church in Rockland where she also served on the Renew Committee. She was a very active woman, and was a member of several organizations including the Red Hat Society, Leisurwoods Home Association and, was a volunteer at the Weymouth Food Pantry. Burial will take place in Mt. Benedict Cemetery in Boston.

The following is a link to the Funeral Home's obituary but it also provides a link to a video slideshow they showed during the wake of old photos of Aunt Betty and our family. We were all very impressed.