Betty Slusarski

Betty (Elizabeth Ann) Slusarski (nee Klopotek). a longtime resident of Aberdeen, MD, died October 13. 2012 after a long illness. She was 86. After raising five children, Mrs. Slusarski returned to college to study nursing. She was a medicine aide and nurse at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace for more than 20 years and eventually became a resident there, as did her late husband, Joseph J. Slusarski, Sr. Mrs. Slusarski was an accomplished craftsperson. needle worker and quilter, a member of the Flying Geese Quilting Guild, and a charter member of the Harford County Garden Club. She was also a decades long member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Aberdeen. She was born and raised in Portage County, WI and was a schoolteacher prior to her marriage. Mrs. Slusarski was a military spouse, who met her husband as a pen pal. Her brother suggested she write to a soldier in his World War II army unit who came from a nearby town in Wisconsin. The two met after the war and were wed soon thereafter. The marriage lasted 62 years until his death. The Slusarskis were enthusiastic travelers who journeyed throughout the world. She was predeceased by her husband; a daughter, Mary Anne Guy; and a grandson, Ryan Slusarski. She is survived by a sister, Marcella Oksuita of Stevens Point, WI: sons Mark L. Slusarski of Mineral Wells, WV, Joseph J. Slusarski, Jr. of Joppa, MD and James R. Slusarski of Del Ray Beach, FL; and by her daughter, Diane Bechtol of Alexandria, VA. She had eight grandchildren and a great-grandson. Funeral arrangements were private. Memorial contributions can be made to the USO's "Operation Enduring Care," a wounded warrior program assisting injured military service members and their families. www.uso.org/fort-belvoir-groundbreaking/ Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001