Elizabeth Marie ‘Betty’ Benedict Hart – Webster
Elizabeth Marie “Betty’’ Benedict Hart, 80, of Webster, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Greenery Specialty Care Center. Born in Hanover on Aug. 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Doig and Margaret Rice Benedict. After graduating high school, Betty moved to Boston, Mass., where she initially studied nursing and later worked for an insurance firm. There she met her husband, James Hart, who was serving in the U.S. Navy. They relocated to Rostraver Township in 1961. Betty was a homemaker and worked at various times at the former Sweeney’s Giant Eagle in Rostraver Township, Hallmark Cards in Century III Mall, and various other jobs. Betty is survived by her sons, the Rev. Brian K. (Karen) Hart of West Mifflin, and Nathan Hart of Monessen; daughters, Denise Hart of Webster, Diane (Richard) Webster of Donora, and Sara (Santino Fraino) Hart of Youngwood; grandchildren, Laura (Jason) Rock, Amanda (Ricci LaCentra) Hart, Samantha Hart, and Richard Wright; great-grandchildren, Scarlett Rock, Elliott Rock, and Dennis Wolf; sisters, Louise (Robert) Haley of Marblehead, Mass., and Ruth (Terrence) Keefe of Bellows Falls, Vt.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Kenneth Hart, in September 2019; son, Kevin Hart, in 2013; and sister, Jean Benedict, in 2013. Friends will be received from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, at which time a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Brian K. Hart officiating. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, 5115 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
