Betty was born January 1, 1943, to John R., Sr. and Margaret (Robbins) Tower, in Niagara Falls, New York. After graduating College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Betty joined the United States Army. On May 9, 1975, Betty married Daniel “Dan” Cortelli. After 23 years of service in the Army, Betty continued serving others, as a nurse, and taught at Colleges and Universities, including Texas A&M. Betty was a member of Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church, where she led a sewing group and enjoyed baking cookies for the congregation. Betty enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking, and gardening. Betty could always be found out in her beautiful garden spending time with her Afghan hounds, whom she loved dearly.
Betty is survived by her husband, Dan; two sons, Jimmy Rosasco (Janjira) of St. Cloud, Florida and David Burdick of Canyon Lake, Texas; one daughter, Maggie Dunn of Riverton, Kansas; one sister, Peggy Shear of Youngstown, New York. Betty is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins, that will all miss her dearly. Betty was preceded in death by two brothers, John R. Tower and William “Bill” H. Tower.
A celebration of life will be held on October 28th at 10:30 a.m. at Zoeller Funeral home, 615 Landa, New Braunfels, Texas. Following the service there will be a military service at Ft. Sam in San Antonio at 2:15 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Betty requested any donations be made to Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church or the Canyon Lake Library.
