Betty Gene DeFreytas, 87 years old of Fort Lauderdale, FL passed on August 11, 2018, at Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL @ 3:15pm. Born March 22, 1931, Genevieve Elizabeth DeFreytas in Rockville Centre, N.Y. to her parents, Edwin and Elna (Morrison) DeFreytas, both of whom passed on before her. Betty worked in the insurance business for much of her career with Bateman Gordan & Sands & Frank Furman Inc. She also worked in accounting for many years in Pompano Beach, Fl. before retiring.
She is predeceased by her uncle Charles Morrison and survived by his wife, her aunt and dear friend, Lillian Morrison. Survived by her cousins Irene Hayes of Port Jefferson, NY and Mary Kathleen Page of Syracuse, NY, Edward Hickey, Timothy Hickey and Lorraine Farrel; by many friends who adopted her into their family and will miss her a great deal, Phyllis Arthur, Pete Rivera and Rho De Borja, Bernadine and Mark Jolley and family, Anna Epperley, Tena Platt and family and her good friend Dee Dee Coughlin. All of whom have many wonderful memories of this little lady with the “Maxine” Character, the New York attitude and the spitfire personality.
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