Mae Betters

Born: May 29, 1909

Died: March 14, 2004

Children: Francoise Betters, Dorothy Smith

Mae Beaubien Betters

Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 9, 2004

Mae Beaubien Betters

SARANAC LAKE — Mae Beaubien Betters, 93, of Hogansburg, died Sunday, March 14, 2004 at IAK HIH SOH THA, Snye Home for the elderly in Snye, Quebec, Canada.

Born in Hogansburg on May 29, 1909, she was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Ransom) Beaubien.

Mrs. Betters was a long-time resident of Saranac Lake before moving to Hogansburg. While in Saranac Lake, she had been a communicant of St. Bernard’s Church and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society and the Catholic Daughters, Court St. Bernard. She had also been a member of the Foster Grandparent Program for 11 years and enjoyed bowling and bingo.

She is survived by two daughters, Francoise Betters of Deerfield Beach, Fla. and Dorothy Smith and her husband James of Cranberry Township, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband Percy in 1960.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 11 at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 12 at St. Bernard’s Church with the Rev. Kevin McEwan officiating. Burial will follow at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

Friends wishing to remember Mae Beaubien Betters may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

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