Betty Elaine Laska

Betty Elaine Laska of Aberdeen passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Senator Bob Hooper House Hospice in Forest Hill, MD. She was 93. She was born in Tracy, Minnesota and forever after hated cold weather. The daughter of Truman Brown and Pearl (Piper) Brown, she had five older sisters and one younger brother. She was a Tracy High School homecoming queen whose senior yearbook said that "Brains plus beauty equals Betty". After high school, she worked as a secretary while living with a sister and brother-in-law in California, Vermont, and in South Dakota where she met her future husband, Leonard, who soon after was off to World War Two. As an Army wife, she made happy homes in Panama, Virginia, Kentucky, California, and finally Aberdeen. When younger, she was an avid bowler and golfer, was active with the Retired Officers Wives, and served as a gray lady at Kirk Army Hospital. She loved reading, going to the theater, visiting Cape May, and especially shopping. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Leonard, and her youngest daughter, Nancy. She is survived by her daughter, Louise. Visitation will be held at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home on Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., followed by a service at 7:00 p.m. Interment will be at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, CA. Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718, and the Senator Bob Hooper House, 2007 Klein Plaza, Forest Hill, MD 21050. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001