On August 26, 2011 BETTYE JEANNE MORTIMER died at Greater Baltimore Medical Center following complications from surgery. She was 83. She was born October 16, 1927 in Baltimore, MD to the late Stanley Faupel and Vlasta Pokorny. She graduated from Eastern High School in Baltimore, MD and attended the University of Maryland. She was married to William Rollen Mortimer on September 15, 1947. William and Bettye made their home in Baltimore where they raised their son, Bruce. She was a dedicated and loving mother and wife. Bettye volunteered at Meals on Wheels and Greater Baltimore Medical Center and enjoyed playing bridge and gin rummy. But her favorite moments were spent with her granddaughters and great-grandchildren. Bettye is survived by her son, Bruce Rollen Mortimer, and his wife Karen Kline Mortimer; two granddaughters, Kristen Mortimer Miller and Lindsay Rollen Mortimer; and four great-grandchildren, Lucy Mortimer Miller, Josie Kline Miller, Jackson Rollen Schuchard and Owen William Miller.

Friends may call at the family-owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 AM. Entombment Dulaney Valley Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or the American Lung Association National Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004 202-785-3355
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