Elizabeth Theresa Skvarek

She was born Alzbeta Blaskova on September 23, 1933, in the village of Horna Lehota, Slovakia to Jozef and Maria Blasko. During World War II, her village was first occupied by German soldiers and later Russian soldiers. In 1958, she emigrated to the United States to join her father who lived in Whiting, Indiana. The spelling of her name was changed to Elizabeth Blasko.

She married John Andrew Skvarek on November 19, 1960 in Whiting, Indiana and her son John Richard Skvarek was born on October 30, 1961. She sometimes worked as a hairdresser but was mainly a homemaker and family caregiver. She was accomplished at many forms of needlework and Slovak pastry making. Her friends and relatives will miss her apricot-filled Rozky. John and Betty moved to Dexter, Michigan in 1999 so they could be near their son and his family.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents and sister, her husband John and her son John. She is survived by her grandson Dylan Skvarek and daughter-in-law Heidi Bryan.

A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, August 6 at St Joseph Catholic Church, 3430 Dover St, in Dexter, MI. Burial will follow at St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Dexter, MI. Visitation precedes the Mass from 9:30 to 11:00 and a rosary will be said at 11:00. Arrangements under the direction of Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral Chapel, Dexter, MI.