‘Betty’ Elizabeth Erwin Langan – McKeesport

‘Betty’ Elizabeth Erwin Langan
McKeesport

“Betty” Elizabeth Erwin Langan of McKeesport, 90, died on March 16, 2020. She is the daughter of the late Shelby Erwin and Beatrice Cohoon Erwin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Langan; a brother, Frank Erwin; sister in-law, Margret Erwin of Dallas, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas Langan and Lois Langan of McKeesport; and brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Mary Berquist of Detroit, Mich. She is survived by sons, Jim (Mikel Lynn) of Johnstown and Patrick Langan of McKeesport; nephews, Dave Erwin and Mark Erwin of Austin, Texas, Jeff (Terry) Erwin of Fort Worth, Texas and their children, Erin Erwin of Chicago, Ill., Curtis Erwin of Denver, Colo., Thomas (Stephanie) Erwin of Dallas, Texas, and their children, Gabriel and Samantha, Cindy (Ian) Larsen of Dallas, Texas, Bob (Maureen) Berquist of Mulberry, Fla., Carl (Bobbie) Berquist of Vienna, Va., Nora (Matty) Moroun of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., Donald (Kathy) Berquist of Troy, Mich., Jimmy (Cathy) Berquist of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews. She graduated fourth in her class of 735 people from McKeesport High School and received her teaching degree from Indiana State Teacher’s College (now IUP) going on to receive a master’s degree in education from Penn State. She taught first, second and fourth grade at Mifflin School in Pittsburgh for 13 years then retired to raise two children. She worked as a lifeguard at the McKeesport YMCA, where once she rescued a man by using CPR and received a Christmas card from him for the rest of his life. Never one to stay still, she took a course in computers when PCs first became popular and turned it into a second career. She taught for 15 years at CCAC South Campus, working in the computer lab and educating students in Intro to Computers. She further developed a Page Maker course writing the curriculum and a book for the course. She enjoyed teaching, flea markets, estate sales, collecting Depression glass and Ethan Allen furniture, mystery books and “Downton Abbey.” Friends will be received at HUNTER FUNERAL HOME INC., 1600 Coursin St., McKeesport, PA 15132, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020. A service will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, with the Rev. Ray J. Beard officiating. Interment will follow at Jefferson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her name to the Carnegie Library of McKeesport.