Elizabeth Ann Colter

Colter, Elizabeth A., 78, March 3, 2009.  Arrangements by Roberts Funeral Home, Winthrop.  Interment to be held in the spring in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta.
     Readfield – Elizabeth Ann Colter, 78, died Tuesday, March 3, 2008 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Norristown, Pa. on January 26, 1931, the daughter of Lewis and Nancy (Hardy) Coffey.
    Betty Ann received her masters degree in nursing from The University of Michigan in the early 1980’s. She had worked at Mercy Hospital in Jackson, MI, was head of the operating room at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis MO, and for over 15 years, worked in Saudi Arabia.   
    Betty Ann enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and abroad. She followed the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was an avid reader of books, including her Bible. She was deeply rooted in her faith and was a member of the Dunn’s Corner Baptist Church.
    She was predeceased by a sister Mary Lou Coffey. She is survived by her husband Norm Colter of Readfield; a son Greg Colter and his wife Kathleen of Jacksonville, FL; a daughter Marianne Weinstein of Readfield; a grandson Charlie Lewis Weinstein of Readfield, and a cousin Jerry Coffey of Allentown, PA.; also several other nieces, nephews and cousins.
    There will be no visiting hours. A celebration of Betty Ann’s life was held at 1 p.m., Friday March 6, at Dunn’s Corner Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta at a later date.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dunn’s Corner Baptist Church, 238 Wings Mills Road, Mount Vernon, ME 04352.
    Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. www.khrfuneralhomes.com.