

Betty Daphne Lillian (nee Harrison) Gates, age 84, of St Clair Shores, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009. She was born September 21, 1925 to Henry and Edith Harrison in Sydney, Australia where she met her future husband while he was on leave during WWII. Betty left her home and family in Sydney, Australia after the war and sailed by herself on the USS Phoenix. On August 12, 1947, Betty was married to Kenneth L. Gates at St. John Berchmans Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan. The couple settled in St. Clair Shores, MI to raise their four children and attended St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church. Betty retired from St. John Hospital as an accounting supervisor. Betty is survived by her children: Sandra (Dennis) Walters of St. Clair Shores, Gary (Sue) Gates of West Bloomfield, David Gates of Ann Arbor, and Warren (Debra) Gates of White Lake; grandchildren John and Tom Walters, Nicole Gates (David) Johnston, Brian (Kim) Gates, Lindsey and Eric Gates. Great-grandchildren Jack, Alexandra, and Walker Johnston. Also survived by her sister Paloma (Keith) Crowley of Canberra, Australia. Betty's ashes will be returned to her hometown of Sydney, Australia at her request. Visitation Wednesday 2:00 - 9:00 pm at A.H. Peters Funeral Home 20705 Mack Ave., at Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods. Rosary 7:00 pm. Instate Thursday from 9:30 am until 10:00 am Funeral Mass at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church 21120 Madison, St Clair Shores.
Funeral Home:
A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe
20705 Mack Avenue
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
US 48236
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