Betty Brown Krieger, 84

FEDERALSBURG - Betty Brown Krieger, 84, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, Del.

She was born on Dec. 2, 1923 in Federalsburg the daughter of the late Elmer Brown and Mattie Towers Brown.

She graduated from Federalsburg High School class of 1940 and later graduated from Salisbury Teacher's College which is now Salisbury State University in 1944.

She was married on Aug. 4, 1950 to William G. "Bill" Krieger. Mr. Krieger preceded her in death on Nov. 1, 1999.

She worked for many years for the State of Maryland Department of Social Services and retired in 1983. She was a member of the Maryland Classified Employees, Nanticoke and Federalsburg Senior Centers, and volunteered for many years at Nanticoke Hospital.

She was a lifetime member of the Federalsburg VFW post 5246 auxiliary, the Wonderful World of Widows and the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Preston. She loved to read, travel, visit antique shops, and most of all to help others.

She is survived by five cousins, Claudell Bowdle of Hurlock, Linda Brown of Denton, Lois O'Bier of Seaford, Lloyd Poole and Ann Wyatt, both of Federalsburg, and a special niece and her husband, Anne and Herbie Murphy of Federalsburg.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Collins.

A funeral is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg. The Rev. Edwin Thress will officiate. Burial will follow in Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 39, Preston, MD 21655.

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