Betty Lee Badolato

On January 28, 2019, Betty Lee Badolato, (nee Anderson), age 93,

passed peacefully to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Michael,

with her family at her side.

Betty was born and raised on Appleton Street in West Baltimore, Maryland

and was the daughter of the late Beda E. Smith and step-daughter of the

late John J. Smith, one of four children. While in west Baltimore Betty

attended Western High School, studying courses in clerical and business

skills that led to her eventual lifelong career as a secretary and office

manager. While at Western High School she was recognized for her

exemplary skills at shorthand and conducted a demonstration in shorthand.

While still in West Baltimore, she knew Michael Badolato, who was a close

friend of her twin brother Jack, in 1946 she first had an unexpected date

with Michael, who was just home from his World War II service in the Army

Air Force. Michael was in uniform, had stopped by her home to ask if her

brother Jack could go out. Since Jack was not home, he then asked Betty

to go to the movies. That led to their inseparable life together and a

cherished marriage of almost 69 years. They were married at St. Anthony

of Padua Parish on Frankford Avenue, Baltimore, MD on June 12, 1949.

Betty had been working for a bank in Baltimore, Maryland on Redwood

Street. When they first married they lived in an apartment on Pelham

Avenue, but in1954, they moved to Towson, Maryland (Loch Raven

Village) and started a family. Betty became a homemaker, and together

they raised two boys, Michael Edward Badolato, Jr. and Daniel Lee

Badolato. A son, David Louis Badolato, who was the twin of Daniel,

(passed away in infancy). Betty continued as a loving, devoted and full-time

mom and homemaker until 1964, when she resumed a career as a

secretary/office manager with Towson Unitarian Universalist Church where

she remained employed until her retirement 38 years later.

In 1959, Betty and Michael again moved to a larger home in Lutherville,

Maryland where they continued raising their sons and actively became

involved in their Boy Scouts and Explorer activities from 1967 until 1976.

They were members of Church of the Nativity where Betty was a member

of the church choir. Betty was also a very talented and avid bowler, winning

various awards for her talent in duckpin and tenpin bowling. She also

became an avid golfer when her husband Michael introduced her to the

game - a game they both loved and would continue to play almost their

entire lives, playing lots of golf, enjoying many golf courses in their travels.

They also were longstanding and active members in the Kiwanis Club of

Towson-Timonium from 1969 until well into their retirement and move to

Conway, SC in 2013. Throughout their retirement in Maryland, Betty

enjoyed travel throughout the United States and Europe with her husband,

along with vacation trips with their son Dan, daughter-in-law Diane and

their grandchildren. They particularly enjoyed spending time with their

grandchildren David and Chris, and playing late night “pinochle” and “500”

card games with Daniel and Diane well into the early morning hours many

times. Betty enjoyed crocheting and plastic canvas crafts, and was wellknown

for the hundreds of plastic canvas Christmas ornaments she made

each year for family and friends. Betty and Michael were also quite fond of

their daughter-in-law Diane’s family and enjoyed their family gatherings.

Betty and Michael enjoyed dining out frequently. In 2013, Betty and Michael

relocated to Conway, SC to reside near their son Dan and his wife Diane,

whom they remained very close. Eventually they moved to the Palmettos of

Garden City, where the residents and staff grew quite fond of them.

Michael and Betty were inseparable their entire lives until Mike passed

away in April 2018. Betty remained there, and with her upbeat and

outgoing personality, Betty could “light up a room”, and she was deeply

loved by many of the residents and the staff that cared for her there until

her passing.

Betty is survived by two sons, Michael Jr. of Montana and Utah, Daniel and

his wife Diane of Myrtle Beach, SC; grandchildren, David Louis Badolato

and wife Meghan, and Christopher Daniel Badolato, and two little great

granddaughters, Grace Anne “Gracie” and Frances Mae “Frankie”. She is

also survived by her twin brother, Jack and nieces and nephews. She was

preceded in death by a son David Louis in infancy, by a sister, Evelyn

Milburn, and a brother, James A. Briggle.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in honor of Betty may be made to: Delone

Catholic High School, Office of Development, 140 South Oxford Avenue,

McSherrystown, PA17344, 717-637-5969, www.delonecatholic.org/

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Or Mount St. Joseph High School, 4403 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, MD

21229, 410-900-1209, www.msjnet.edu/giving

Family will receive friends on Monday, February 4, 2019, from 2 to 4 pm

and 7 to 9 pm at Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley, Inc., 10 W.

Padonia Road, Timonium, Maryland 21093, 410-252-6000.

Mass of Christian Burial will take place 11 am on Tuesday, February 5,

2019 at Church of the Nativity, 20 East Ridgely Road, Lutherville, Maryland

21093.

Funeral procession and entombment to follow at Dulaney Valley

Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.