Elizabeth H. King

Elizabeth H. King, 103, of Berne, Indiana was welcomed to her eternal home in Heaven on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Swiss Village in Berne.

She was born on July 17, 1917, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Robert A. Hentz and the late Elizabeth (Jones) Hentz. Betty was united in marriage to William “Bill” W. King Jr. on October 12, 1940, in Newtown, Pennsylvania and he preceded her in death on July 13, 2011.

She was a faithful member of Cross Community Church in Berne, Indiana and also a member of Antoine Rivarre Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Betty was a Justice of the Peace and a court administrator in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Betty and Bill retired in Pennsylvania moving to Naples, Maine, then Palm Harbor, Florida, then Center Harbor, New Hampshire, before moving to Berne, Indiana in 2002. She loved all animals.

Elizabeth is survived by her daughter, Carol Luther of Berne, Indiana; daughter, Sandra Ball (Doug) Haas of Laconia, New Hampshire; daughter-in-law, Judy King of Chichester, New Hampshire; three grandchildren, Chris (Maureen) Norton, Ken (Carla) Norton, Kristin (Dan) Charette; and six great-grandchildren, Emmy, Brendan, Will, and Maggie Norton, and Brady and Jacob Charrette.

She was preceded in death by a son, William W. King III; grandson, Brian King; granddaughter, Elizabeth Haas; two sons-in-law, Pastor Randy Luther and Bryan Ball; brother, Robert Hentz Jr.; and two sisters, Dorothy Phillips and Anne Louise Hentz.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Cross Community Church with Pastor Chris Kruchkow officiating. Burial will take place at later date.

Preferred memorials can be given to Swiss Village Samaritan Fund or ASPCA.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne, Indiana.