Elizabeth ''Betty'' Goetze

Elizabeth "Betty" Goetze, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 20, 2013 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Henry Goetze Sr. and Elizabeth Schwab Goetze. She retired from both Commercial Credit and Catholic Charities where she had worked as a secretary. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting, knitting and reading. She also loved to go crabbing and eating crabs.

Miss Goetze is survived by her sister-in-law Elsie Goetze; nieces and nephews, Marlene Grasso and husband, Michael, Ronald Goetze and wife, Beverly, Sharon Stevanus and husband, Verner, Joyce Wilson and husband, Paul, Alvin Goetze and wife, Judy, and Susan Rosa and husband, John; and many great nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Joseph Goetze, Walter Goetze and his wife, Naomi, and Alvin Goetze.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimers Disease Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093-5142.