Elizabeth Marie (Betty) Etue, OVSA 25 yrs
1935 - 2000 (~ 65 years)
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Name Elizabeth Marie (Betty) Etue Suffix OVSA 25 yrs Born Fri 05 Jul 1935 Stanley Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada 
Gender Female Died Fri 17 Nov 2000 Alexander Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada Buried Mon 20 Nov 2000 St. Boniface RC Cemetery (Old), Zurich, Huron, Ontario, Canada Person ID I1402 Default Last Modified 2 Sep 2018
Father Anthony Maurice Etue, b. Mon 26 Jul 1909, Stanley Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada , d. Tue 9 May 1995, Dearness Nursing Home, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 85 years) Mother Mary Lillian Wild, b. Wed 30 Sep 1908, Bayfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada , d. Tues 28 Oct 1941, Lot 9 Concession 9, Hay Township, Zurich, Huron, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 33 years) Married Wed 21 Nov 1934 St Peter's RC Church (French Settlement) near Drysdale, Huron, Ontario, Canada Notes - Married on Wednesday 21 Nov 1934. Bestman was Lloyd Bedard and Bridesmaid was Veronica (Vera) Wild with Father L. Marchand PP officiating.
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Died - Fri 17 Nov 2000 - Alexander Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada 
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Obituary Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Etue 05 Jul 1935-17 Nov 2000 
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Elizabeth (Betty) Marie Etue 5 Jul 1935-17 Nov 2000
St. Boniface RC Cemetery, Zurich, Ontario. Sister of Peter F. Etue.
Cross on the upper left signifies Betty's christian beliefs, Scales of Justice on the right pays tribute to Betty's 48 years in the Law profession as a Law Clerk with Donnelly & Murphy Law firm in Goderich, Ontario. The ink bottle and quills signify the writting down of laws by the legal profession since the beginning of time. "Per Ardua ad Astra" (through adversity to the stars) signifies Betty's hard work and difficulties in her life leading to her reward in Heaven. Headstone was designed and purchased by Betty's brother Peter in thanksgiving for all the blessings Betty gave to Peter in her lifetime and afterwards.
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Notes - Betty was born Tuesday 05 Jul 1935 on the family farm in Hay Township, Huron County. At the age of six her Mother Mary Lillian Wild died from complications(cerebal Hemmorage)of giving birth to her brother Peter approximately six weeks earlier. In those days babies were born at home with a midwife; Mrs Tommy Myers (Wife of Doctor Myers in Zurich) without a Doctor being present for Peter's birth. From the age of 6 to 14 Betty lived with her Father on the farm. She became very attached to him and tried hard to help him with all the chores and please her Dad, which had a long term effect on Betty's future, as she never married. No man was suitable for Betty in the eyes of her father. As the years went by, Betty missed several opportunities to marry but did not do so. Betty was doing work that should not have been done by a 6-14 year old, such as; throwing and dragging bales of hay and straw around, putting heavy harness on work horses, carrying milk pails, pitching hay, etc. She became the "hired man" on the farm doing work which was beyond her strength at her age. Betty started Grade 1 on 02 Sep 1941 at age 6 (the day before her brother Peter was born) in Zurich. After completing Grade 8 in June 1949, Betty went to London to attend Catholic Central High School taking a commercial course; shorthand, stenographic subjects, etc. At the age of 14 Betty's father; Anthony age 42 remarried Dorothy May Oesch, age 20, who was 22 years younger then Anthony and only 5 years older than Betty. This left long term emotional scares, which lasted a life time for Betty.
Betty returned to Goderich in Oct 1950 and graduated from Goderich District Collegate Institute,in June 1951. Betty went to work at the Bedford Hotel in Goderich for the summer of 1950 and started work in the Fall of 1951 for Frank Donnelly at his law firm in Goderich. Betty worked for three generations of the Donnelly family; Frank, James and Patrick over a period of 48 years. The Law firm changed names over the years; From Donnelly Law Firm to Donnelly & Donnelly when James joined the firm, to Donnelly & Donnelly and Murphy when Patrick Murphy joined the firm joined and Donnelly & Murphy when Patrick joined the firm and Frank & James had moved on to become noted Judges in the Ontario Courts.
Betty was very involved with the Goderich Little Theatre for which she easrned the Ontario Vounteer Service Award(OVSA)for 25 years dedicated volunteer service.
On Friday 17 Nov 2000 Betty passed away at 65 yrs, 6 mths and 10 days. Betty is survived by her brother Peter Etue of Kemptville, step-brother Douglas (Bozena) Etue of London, aunt of Yvonne & Nadia Etue of London and step-mother Dorothy May (Oesch) Etue of London, Ontario. Predeceased by her parents Anthony Maurice Etue and Mary Lillian Wild and sister-in-law Shirley Sandra (Dingle) Etue. A large attendance at the Funeral Mass celebrated at St. Peter's RC Church, in Goderich on Monday 20 Nov 2000 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev John Pluta celebrant.
Rest in Peace my Only and Dearest Sister! Peter - (The Frank) Donnelly Law Office staff was reasonable stable in terms of tenure. Betty Etue was the champion, arriving from secretarial school October 28, 1953 (at age 18) (which may have been opening night for Agatha Christie's long-running London, England play ?The Mouse Trap? - I used to compare Betty's durability to that production) and retiring at age 65 in the summer of 2000 (47 years of service), through which she worked for three generations of Donnellys, Frank, Jim and Mike. Betty developed her own clientele and with minimal direction provided very well for them. Tony Bedard, Office Manager, Accountant and Law Clerk arrived in the summer of 1962 and remained rendering exemplary service until his untimely death in the summer of 2000. Betty Etue died shortly thereafter (November 17, 2000)
Ref: Donnelly On Law, Vol III by The Honourable James M. Donnelly
- Betty was born Tuesday 05 Jul 1935 on the family farm in Hay Township, Huron County. At the age of six her Mother Mary Lillian Wild died from complications(cerebal Hemmorage)of giving birth to her brother Peter approximately six weeks earlier. In those days babies were born at home with a midwife; Mrs Tommy Myers (Wife of Doctor Myers in Zurich) without a Doctor being present for Peter's birth. From the age of 6 to 14 Betty lived with her Father on the farm. She became very attached to him and tried hard to help him with all the chores and please her Dad, which had a long term effect on Betty's future, as she never married. No man was suitable for Betty in the eyes of her father. As the years went by, Betty missed several opportunities to marry but did not do so. Betty was doing work that should not have been done by a 6-14 year old, such as; throwing and dragging bales of hay and straw around, putting heavy harness on work horses, carrying milk pails, pitching hay, etc. She became the "hired man" on the farm doing work which was beyond her strength at her age. Betty started Grade 1 on 02 Sep 1941 at age 6 (the day before her brother Peter was born) in Zurich. After completing Grade 8 in June 1949, Betty went to London to attend Catholic Central High School taking a commercial course; shorthand, stenographic subjects, etc. At the age of 14 Betty's father; Anthony age 42 remarried Dorothy May Oesch, age 20, who was 22 years younger then Anthony and only 5 years older than Betty. This left long term emotional scares, which lasted a life time for Betty.
