Betty Eberhard

Obituary Betty Rose Sweet Eberhard passed away Jan. 24, 2022 with her son Casey at her side. Betty was born in Salida, Colorado on Oct. 6, 1934 to Wilma Meincke Sweet and Ralph Mike Sweet. She is survived by her son, Mitchell (wife Sally) of California, her daughter Paige of Gunnison, son Casey of Denver, four grandchildren Rian, Gabriel, Myles, Matthew, and several nieces and nephews. Betty attended grade school in Salida and Laramie, Wyoming and junior high and hIgh school in Gunnison when her father was transferred for his job with the U.S. Forest Service. She graduated from Western State College in 1956 with a degree in secretarial science and worked at the Forest Service office in Gunnison, where she met and married Thomas Eberhard. They were transferred to La Jara, Colorado and resided at the River Springs Ranger Station, where Tom was the district ranger part of the year and then moved into the ranger station at La Jara. Tom was transferred to the Gunnison National Forest in 1978 where the family resided and raised their family until Toms death on Jan. 16, 2002. Betty and her sister started a secretarial business which she continued to run for several years. She loved to play bridge, fish with Tom and paint, producing many paintings. She and Tom traveled each year to Pennsylvania where Toms family resided, to Florida and the Texas coast with trips to the mountains camping and fishing. She was an active member of Daughters of the American Revolution, the Episcopal Church and several bridge clubs. She enjoyed gardening with her husband Tom, the love of her life. Betty was extremely proud of her children and the grandchildren loved all her visits. Her children bragged that her kraut buns and cinnamon rolls were her speciality. Private Graveside Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Local arrangements are in the care of the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) Quakertown. Services Private Services