Betty Louise (Welsh) Bloss

Betty Louise Bloss, 91, of Drums passed away Thursday afternoon at the Gardens at Butler Nursing Home, Drums where she had been a resident for the past two years.

Born in Sugarloaf, December 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Thelda Pauline (Hart) Welsh.  Prior to residing at the Gardens, she had been a resident of Drums for eight years after moving from Dallas, PA where she had spent the previous 23 years.

Betty and her husband were the owners of Bonanza and CBC Steakhouses in Dallas and Bloss Firestone, West Hazleton.  In her younger years, she was also involved with her family farm. She enjoyed spending time with her family especially her great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her husband Charles M. Bloss, to whom she was married 68 years, before his passing on November 12, 2010; three brothers Harvey, Billie, and Drew “Larry” Welsh; a sister Pearl Shaffer, and an infant sister Margaret Mae Welsh.

Surviving are two daughters Jane Houseknecht and her husband Alan, Sybertsville; and Faye Zsilavec, Sun City, AZ; a son Charles M. Bloss, Jr., Hanover Township; four grandchildren Lynn Watt and her husband Alan, Wapwallopen; Terry Hoover and her husband Normand, Covington Township; Adrian Zsilavec, Cohoes, NY; and Aaron Zsilavec and his wife Tara, Sun City, AZ; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 am from Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (East) 669 W. Butler Drive, Drums, with the Rev. William W. “Chip” Fairchild officiating.  Burial will follow in St. John’s Lutheran and UCC Cemetery, St. Johns.  Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening 6-8 pm.  

Memorial donations can be made to Sugarloaf Township Fire Company, PO 80 Box Sybertsville, PA 18251.  Online condolences can be entered and more information is available at www.harmanfuneral.com.

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