Obituary of Betty E. Jenkins
Betty Jenkins, (nee Bachman) age 97yrs. of Atco, NJ passed away peacefully at her home on April 9, 2019. Betty is pre deceased by her husband William. She is survived by her children, William Jenkins (late Doreen), Judith Chalus (John) and Carol Miller. Also surviving are 7 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Betty spent her life serving others. She was a dedicated member of Fox Chase United Methodist Church for over 50 years, serving on numerous committees and reaching out in Christian love to everyone. After moving to Atco, NJ she brought that same Christian love to her new church family.
Her talents, wisdom, generosity and time were given to Girl Scouts for 40 years. The contributions she made to scouting included scout leader, cookie chairperson, and camp director at Rainbows End Day Camp. She was awarded the highest honors in Scouting recognizing her years of faithful service. Betty continued her love of Girl Scouting throughout her life.
Betty’s commitment to her community spanned 60 years. She served as a judge of elections and was recognized for 25 years of volunteer service to the United Way. As the Fox Chase columnist for the Breeze Newspaper she brought to light her neighbors’ social activities long before Facebook.
Betty was a loving and devoted mother and wife. Her marriage of 63 years to Bill was a perfect partnership and an example to us all. She showed unconditional love not only to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, but to her friends as well. Her interest in their lives and wellbeing was enduring and deep. Betty never hesitated to ask others how their lives were going. She cared deeply for all those folks and will be greatly missed by her loving family and all her friends and neighbors of Fox Chase and Atco who she considered her extended family.
Her viewing will be held on Tuesday April 16, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and again Wednesday April 17, 2019 10:00am to 11:00am at the LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home and Crematory, 441 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ. A funeral service officiated by Rev. Wesley Hawk will begin at 11:00am. Interment will follow at the Chelten Hills Cemetery, Phila, PA. Donations to either the Atco United Methodist Church, 2128 Atco Ave., Atco, NJ 08004 or to the Fox Chase United Methodist Church, 201 Loney St., Phila, PA 19111 would be appreciated. Condolences may be shared at www.lpwoosterfuneralhome.com
