Elizabeth ‘Betty’ A. Dietter

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Dietter, 91, of Hamden, died on December 10.

Born in New Haven, July 17, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie (Storer) Ames. She lived in Hamden for 54 years before moving to Pompano Beach, Fla., in 1976. Mrs Dietter spent all her summers in Hamden.

Due to failing health, she recently resided full-time in Hamden.

Mrs Dietter was predeceased by her husbands, Frederick O. Dietter and Theodore E. “Ted” Dietter. She is survived by three sons, Ted Dietter of Newtown, Robert Dietter of Hamden, and Ronald Dietter and his wife Kathleen of Hamden, who provided her with years of loving care. She had 12 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a sister, Gladys Prendegast, and three brothers, Gil, Walter and George Ames.

Mrs Dietter was an original member of The High Lane Club; a member of the Hamden Evening Garden Club and The New Haven Country Club. She was associated with Dietter’s Market in Spring Glen and with Dietter’s Garden Center in Mt Carmel. She enjoyed being a homemaker, was an avid gardener, and enjoyed playing golf with her husbands.

At the request of Mrs Dietter, funeral arrangements will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt Carmel Congregational Church, 3284 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518, or to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.

Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, is in charge of arrangements.

The Newtown Bee      December 12, 2003