Elizabeth “Betty” Beachy, age 98, passed away at home on August 15, 2022 in the company of family. She was born on January 20, 1924 to John and Sarah (Schlabach) Hershberger in Berlin Township, Ohio. She moved to Sarasota, Florida in October 1966 with her 2 sons.
She cleaned homes to provide for her family and later became a caregiver. She enjoyed baking and helped make a wide variety of quilts while visiting with her friends. She started attending what is now Sarasota Community Church.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Michael Erb, and later her second husband Alvin Beachy, also a half-sister Ella (Klein) Kauffman, sister Barbara (Sylvanus) Hostetler, brothers Oran (Anna), Lester (Jean), Jake (Irene), Melvin (Ruth) and Paul (Helen) Hershberger.
She is survived by her sisters, Mary (John) Stutzman from Fryburg Ohio, Ada Mae (Ben) Weaver and Erma (Amos) Geiser, both from Kidron, Ohio, along with her remaining brother Nevin (Edna) Hershberger from Mt. Eaton, Ohio, her sons John Erb from Nokomis, Florida and Paul Erb who has been her caregiver for the past 10 years, a daughter-in-law Karen Erb from Sarasota, step-children Norman (Rena) Beachy of Ontario, Oregon, Gerald (Carol) Beachy of Goshen, Indiana, Lois Beachy of Eureka, California, Miriam (Paul) Zook of Belleville, Pennsylvania, Patricia (Joseph) Baer of Alden, New York, Marjorie (Lewis) Miller of Telford, Tennessee, Kenneth (Maria) Beachy of Alden, New York and Joyce (David) Fults of Fort Hood, Oregon, Grandchildren Tiffany (Nick) Foster of Venice, Florida, John Erb II (Kristina) Erb of North Port, Florida, Bryan (Magdalena) Erb, of Gainesville, Florida, Brad (Christine) Erb and Broderick (Julie) Erb, both from Bradenton, Florida.
A celebration of Betty’s life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Sarasota Community Church, 4041 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota, FL 34232. A visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. A committal service will be at 2:00 PM at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota 34232.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tidewell Hospice Foundation https://tidewellfoundation.org/
For online tributes, please visit www.rtsfunerals.com
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