Obituaries
Elizabeth L. F. Husted, 82
Elizabeth L.F. Husted, 82, of Columbia died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Elizabeth Reehl Fisher. She attended Holy Trinity School in Columbia until the 10th grade when she transferred to St Joseph Academy and graduated in 1944. She attended St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing from 1944-1947, where she was a cadet nurse. She worked one year in physical therapy as a nurse with Mrs. Chillas who was the physical therapist at that time. She accompanied a patient to Kabat Kaiser Institute in Washington, D.C. where she learned the treatment for his condition. She treated him for one year and then taught another physical therapist to treat him. Elizabeth then attended the Permanente Hospital School of Physical Therapy for 18 months and graduated in 1949. She continued to work at the Institute for 6 years. During this time she was married to William G. Husted and had two sons. She returned to the east coast in 1955 and was employed at VNA in York for 18 months. She opened the Physical Therapy Dept. at Coatesville General Hospital with Dr. Harold Lefkoe from Philadelphia in 1957. She later transferred to Elizabethtown Hospital for Crippled Children, where she worked for 15 1/2 years. After the closing of the hospital, she began working in various nursing homes, as well as contracting for agencies providing home health care. After 50 years of providing care, she retired in 1999.
Surviving are her two sons; William Husted, Stephen husband of Barbara Husted, four grandchildren; Brianna Husted, Jessica Husted, Melissa wife of George Leeds, Scott husband of Amy Hankle, and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Chester F. Fisher Jr.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St Anne’s Retirement Community Chapel, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, PA on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:00AM with Msgr. Richard Onwuanibe, as celebrant. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Columbia, PA. Friends may pay their respect to the family at the chapel from 10-11:00AM. Contributions may be made in Elizabeth’s memory to St. Joseph Convent, 3950 Columbia Ave. Columbia, Pa 17512. Arrangements are by the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel. To send online condolences, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com
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I had the wonderful experience of working with Betty at Elizabethtown Hospital. In fact, I credit her with teaching a mentoring me in the care of spinal cord injured patients. I can still picture the fun she had at work and the tremendous compassion she showed toward her patients. My thoughts and prayers are with you, her family.
Lori Benner
I have many memories of Mrs. Husted. I was one of the children she worked with at the E-town Hospital for Crippled Children. It seems that every time I was there, she was my primary PT. I regarded her very highly, and always thought of her as an important person in my life. We always stayed in touch with cards, and in recent years I would stop by and visit when I was in the area.
I give her all the credit for me becoming the person I am today. As an infant she saw past my severe disabilities to see the intellect hiding behind my eyes, and always pushed me to be as independent as possible. I will miss her deeply.
Devin J. Wanner
God Bless the Husted family. Bill & Steve..your mom was a beautiful person. I’ve been acquainted with her in our youth and recently. She really didn’t leave us, as with my dad I still here him in my daily affairs… laughing at and with me. My condolences to ya’s. Johnny Johnson (J.J.)
I knew Betty from the age of seven when I first went into E-town Hospital. We kept in touch through Christmas cards after her retirement. My friend lived across the street from her, and we’d chat with her and her neighbor, George. I had a good visit with her when she was at St. Anne’s before she became ill, and thought of her often. God was kind enough to let me know when she was nearing the end of her life down here; (by no coincidence) through a stranger I spoke with briefly at the mall. I visited twice and had the honor of being with her as she passed away. She was quite a lady
