youngest of eight, born on the family farm on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm
Beach. She graduated from St. Ann High School and never left West Palm Beach
--ever! Working as a bookkeeper, her favorite job was at The Breakers resort, in
Human resources. Her last living sibling is Kathleen Rast. Betty lived with her
beloved mother, Rosa Julia, ’til her death in 1983. A devout Catholic, she treated
everyone with kindness and respect. Most of all, she had a passion for nature and
animals and rescued many cats during her lifetime. She will be buried near her
mother at Hillcrest Cemetery in West Palm Beach.
