Elizabeth Betty (nee Roberts) Shaw

Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Roberts) Shaw passed away peacefully at Garden Villa Assisted Living Facility in Bloomington on April 7, 2019. She was 95. Her husband of 73 years, Edward Shaw, was at her side. Betty was born in Baden, NC on February 20, 1924, the daughter of Wayne B. Roberts and Katheryn (nee Harper) Roberts. Betty is survived by her husband Edward Shaw, their four children Kathlee Rose (Raymon), Merridee LaMantia (Joseph), Edward "Ned" Shaw, and David Shaw (Anne). Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and six nieces and nephews. Betty graduated with a BA in Nursing from the University of Iowa in 1941. She was a Cadet Nurse during World War II and continued her nursing career after her marriage to Edward Shaw in September of 1946. Betty's career as a registered nurse included private duty, hospital based, and VA based nursing, as well as serving as a nursing supervisor. But her favorite role wearing her crisp, white uniform and white peaked cap, however, was teaching student nurses as a clinical instructor. During her long career, she also found time to earn a Masters of Nursing and a Masters of Education from the University of Evansville. Betty was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Bloomington, where she and her husband Ed were among the founding members of the congregation's active senior circle known as the "Joy Group." She was an equally involved member of the local community, participating in the Bloomington Playwrights Project, volunteering at the Bloomington Hospital and helping with Meals-on-Wheels. She and her husband also participated several years in the local ballroom dancing classes. Betty happily became a world traveler after her retirement. She and Ed visited China, Thailand, Europe, Russia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, and Panama. They also toured the National Parks, Hawaii, and Alaska. Betty was a life-long learner, submerging herself in her varied interests, as well as the interests of her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her enthusiastic interest and loving encouragement will be terribly missed by those she leaves behind. A funeral service will be held at 1:30pm, Thursday, April 11, 2019at the Allen Funeral Home & Crematory4155 S. Old St Rd 37 Bloomington. With Rev Eric Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11:00am to service time Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers the family ask memorial gifts may be made to the Nursing Emergency Fund at the Ivy Tech Foundation, 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN 47404; or online at https://connect.ivytech.edu/bloomington. You are invited to share a memory or leave an online condolence to the family at www.allencares.com.

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Elizabeth Betty (nee Roberts) Shaw

February 20, 1924 - April 7, 2019