Elizabeth "Betty" Hobart

Elizabeth “Betty” Susan Hobart, of Masury, Ohio, gracefully and peacefully entered eternal rest Friday morning, February 21, 2020, while at home and under Hospice care following a period of declining health. She was 92.

Elizabeth was born on July 10, 1927, in Avella, Pennsylvania, a daughter to Stephen and Elizabeth (Dudich) Bercik.

Miss Bercik attended to a local Polka dance and met a gentleman by the name of Richard J. Hobart. They fell in love and exchanged vows on June 1, 1951.

Betty was a proud homemaker for her family. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, sewing, and of course, Polka Dancing.

She was a former member of the St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Masury, where she was active with the Altar and Rosary Society.

Survivors include: her husband of 69 years and the love of her life, Richard; her son, John Edward Hobart, of Ridgecrest, California; her grandchildren, Natalia Elizabeth Echevestre & her husband Jose`, and Richard Michael Hobart & his fiancée Jessica; her great-granddaughter, Olive Rae Hobart; and her sister, Mary Hayden & her husband Mike, of Industry, Pennsylvania.

She was preceded in death by her son, James David "Hoby" Hobart; and by her siblings, Stephen Bercik Jr., Susan Lapinski, Ann Blazak, John Bercik, and Mike Bercik.

A Memorial Mass will be held in her honor at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 7, 2020, in the St. Patrick Catholic Church, 357 N. Main Street, Hubbard, Ohio 44425.

Expressions of sympathy may be left for her family at www.bricelandfuneralservice.com

Coordination of this tribute for Mrs. Hobart was presented by Daniel Briceland, Owner & Director of Briceland Funeral Service, LLC, 379 State Route 7, SE, Brookfield, Ohio 44403. (330-509-3135)