MD Islander 16 APR 2009 PAGE 4 SECTION 1 Obituaries Elizabeth 'Betty' Hartley CRANBERRY ISLES - Eliza- In 1947, they moved to Indi- dover, Mass., and Grace Hartley of beth "Betty" Hartley died Monday, anapolis, Ind. She lived there until Indianapolis; a son-in-law, Christ- March 30, in Brunswick, at the age recently, moving to a retirement ian Johnston; a grandson, Alex of 94. Throughout her life she was home in Maine to be near her Johnston and his wife, Kate Va- an active volunteer and had a wide summer home on Great Cran- lenta; a granddaughter, Meg John- circle of friends. berry Island, where she spent her ston; and a great-granddaughter. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, summers since the age of five She was predeceased by her on Nov. 27, 1914, the daughter of years old. husband in 1964. Grace and Walter Eversman. She She was active in local charities Memorials are planned for In- attended Smead School for Girls, in Indianapolis and wrote "volun- dianapolis and Great Cranberry Is- Emma Willard School and gradu- teer" in the space for occupation land; dates are not yet scheduled. ated from Smith College in 1936. on her tax return. In lieu of flowers, the family re- After graduation, she lived in On Cranberry Island, she was quests that people do something New York City and worked for also known as the lady who sells for someone in need. Herbert Hoover's Finnish Ameri- jewelry at the white elephant sale Memorial donations can also be can Relief and the Architectural at the annual fair. made to Planned Parenthood of Forum. She enjoyed traveling all over Indiana, P.O. Box 397, Indianapo- She returned to Toledo and the world, often immersing herself lis, IN 46208; Cranberry Isles volunteered for the Good Neigh- in courses abroad. Among her fa- Ladies Aid Society; or The Great bor Policy. While working to pro- vorites were trips to Greece, Cranberry Island Historical Soci- mote Toledo's sister city program, China, Egypt, Japan and Italy. ety, Cranberry Island, ME 04625. she met Harold Hartley, the editor She is survived by three daugh- Arrangements are by the of the Toledo Times. They were ters, Holly Hartley of Berkeley, Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Fed- married in 1943. Calif., Victoria Johnston of An- eral St., Brunswick.