Her eldest daughter and husband lived close by in Florida while her other daughters and grandchildren made multiple trips to visit. The family went on Caribbean cruises to celebrate their 50th and 60th wedding anniversaries, and Betty’s 90th birthday cruise in 2019. They spent summers in Minnesota where her daughters surprised her with a 75th birthday bash. Betty retired in 1986 after 20 years at Saints Peter and Paul High School.Īfter retirement, Betty and Ed left St Thomas to be close to their daughters and grandchildren, as well as Betty’s mother and siblings. She always treasured these opportunities to make a difference in their lives. Sometimes students returned as adults to hug and thank her. She enjoyed providing motherly guidance to troubled students. She was responsible for disciplining students and/or contacting their parents. She then joined the administrative staff as Vice Principal. Later, after she retired, her eldest daughter helped her assemble and produce “Betty’s Recipes” cookbook for the family.īetty taught Home Economics courses until 1977 and served as high school yearbook advisor at Sts.
Nary a person would turn down an invitation to her dinner party.
She was well known for her culinary skills and flavorful dishes. During the 1965/1966 school year, she began teaching meal planning and preparation, and sewing courses in a Home Economics department located in the new wing of the high school.īetty and Ed hosted numerous dinner parties, inviting friends, teachers, nuns and deacons from Saints Peter and Paul, and Friends of Denmark Society. Peter & Paul Parish asked her to design a Home Economics program for the high school. Then Betty and Ed started their family, and she became busy raising her three daughters.įive years after moving to St. During the 1959/1961 school year, Betty taught Home Economics and Science at Charlotte Amalie High School Grades 8,9,10. In 1956, they decided to return to Ed’s birthplace, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. In 1954 she set up a new Home Economics department and taught both Home Economics and Science at Rosemount, MN. Later that year, she started teaching Home Economics and Science classes at Bird Island, MN. In January 1953, Betty received her teacher’s certificate in Home Economics, Chemistry and Philosophy from the State of Minnesota Department of Education. They were married in 1952 and settled in Minneapolis. Dad once joked that she was too short for him as a freshman and then she grew 6” between her freshmen and sophomore year. But they did not date until sophomore year. When Betty was a freshman, she met her future husband Edgar “Ed” Harthman at a school mixer for students at the College of St Benedicts and St. She edited St Ben’s school yearbook for two years, was president of the Women’s Athletic Association and member for three years and member of the student council and home economics club. She was valedictorian and elected to Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national honor society. She received a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Home Economics with minors in Chemistry, Education and Philosophy. Math and Science were her favorite subjects.īetty attended College of St. She was an active member of the newspaper and yearbook staffs, editor of both in her senior year, as well as member of Girls Athletic Association. She graduated Valedictorian from Wadena’s public high school. Ann’s Catholic school in Wadena and received First Communion and Confirmation at St. She was the oldest of 12 children.īetty attended St. Boyer and Tillie Ament Boyer in Wadena, Minnesota. She celebrated Christmas Eve enjoying her family and dessert she made with her daughters.Įlizabeth Mathilda Boyer was born on December 6, 1930, to John H.
Elizabeth “Betty” Harthman passed away in her sleep on Monday December 26, 2022.
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