Betty Rene Whitehouse

Betty Rene Whitehouse (nee Maybury) born 1929 in Sydney, Australia, passed away in April 2011 in San Marcos, California at the age of 81 years. Betty attended St. George Girls High School in Sydney and then led an adventurous life. She traveled all over Australia as an Airline Hostess before voyaging to England via Ceylon and Egypt and exploring Europe for a few years. She paid her way by working for various temporary secretarial agencies usually as a Legal or Medical secretary. After moving on to Canada in 1954, Betty met and married her husband Norman in Toronto. After two happy years discovering the wonderful Province of Ontario, they drove across the USA in 1958 to settle permanently in San Diego County. Betty completed her trip around the world shortly after by sailing across the Pacific back to Sydney for a last visit with her family before settling in for what she would describe later as the greatest adventure of them all, raising and mentoring her family in Southern California. Betty was active in Girl Scouts, the Backyard Swim Program, where she served as a Water Safety Instructor, and in her later years, as a happy member of a local gym's Senior Aerobics Class. Betty was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2002 and fought it with her usual determination until she could fight no more.Husband Norman Whitehouse, children Carolyn and Sandra, and three grandchildren Kai, Sage and Evan survive Betty. Betty has been cremated. A Memorial gathering for friends and family will be held in a few weeks time, contact Executor at (760) 598-0425 for details.