Marie Elizabeth VERMETTE

PERCY, Betty (Betty) Marie Elizabeth Percy (nee Vermette) passed away at the Foothills Hospital on October 29, 2008 at the age of 77 years. Betty will be lovingly remembered by her children Jan (Marvin), Robert, David, Marianne (Melvin), and Dianna (Jeff), plus eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers Gordon and Richard Vermette and her aunt Grace Percy. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1931, grew up in Virden where she met and married Everette Percy. She moved to Calgary in 1954. She worked as a farm hand and then in the service industry while raising her family. She was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Moose Lodge and the Golden Age Club where she enjoyed playing darts, pool and shuffleboard. She enjoyed travelling and spending time with family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation, Kidney Foundation, the Cancer Society or Aids research. A Private Cremation will be for the family on Wednesday, November 5. A Memorial Service in celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. for family and friends, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 1 (116 - 7 Avenue S.E.). Arrangements entrusted to MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERAL HOME and CEMETERY, 1605 - 100 Street S.E. (17 Avenue S.E. and Garden Road), Calgary, AB. Telephone: 403-272-5555. Published in the Calgary Herald from 11/1/2008- 11/2/2008