Betty CHORLEY

CHORLEY, Betty August 5, 1925 - December 11, 2008 Betty Chorley passed away on December 11, 2008 at the age of 83. She will be dearly missed by her husband of sixty-one years, Stanley Norman Chorley, daughter Penny Chorley (Shayne), son Peter Chorley (Jody) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and daughter Pamela del Campo Hartman (Pete), seven grandchildren Wanda, Erica, Amanda, Vince, Nicholas, Adam and Alex and four great-grandchildren Jacob, Jaeden, Megan and Marissa. Born in Windsor, England, Betty learned at an early age how to knit and type, and used these skills when she left school at the age of fourteen to work to support her mother. On June 6, 1944 (D Day), she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F.) as a teletype operator and was posted to Yatesbury, England. In October 1945, she met Stan, a Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) Spitfire fitter at a dance and they married on April 19, 1947. After enduring postwar shortages, and in search of a new life, Stan and Betty immigrated to Canada in 1951 and started their family. While Stan worked, Betty devoted her energies to her husband and family, as a stay-at-home mum. In 1983 having earned their retirement, they enjoyed a wonderful "snowbird" life for fifteen years to Mesa, Arizona. Betty always enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, watching sports on TV, sewing and knitting. The family would like to thank Rockyview Hospital's Emergency and ICU staff, where she was treated with the best medical care, concern and compassion. A private family Funeral was held on Monday, December 15 at Eden Brook Memorial Gardens, where she will rest in peace with her favorite knitting needles and a view of the mountains. Expressions of sympathy may be made by a donation to the Alberta Cancer Foundation c/o Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 - 29 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 4N2) or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (200, 119 - 14 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6). Arrangements entrusted to LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOME, RECEPTION & CREMATION CENTRE, 304 - 18 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2S 0C3. Telephone: 403-228-4422. www.leydens.com . Published in the Calgary Herald on 12/20/2008