Elizabeth Jane McGill, age 95, of Oak Park, died on Wednesday September 16, 2020.
Beloved wife of the late William Henry McGill. Loving mother of Liam McGill,
Christine (Lynn) Campbell, Michael McGill, Margaret (Mark) Hepke, David McGill,
Suzanne (Kenneth) Anderson, Thomas (Carol) McGill, John McGill, James McGill,
Mary McGill and Joseph (Lauren) McGill. Loving grandmother to Kipp, Brenna,
Devon McGill, Jennie and Evan Campbell, Megan (Josh) Fleer, Julie, Melissa and
Molly Hepke, Isaac and Madeline McGill, William, Benjamin and Christian
Anderson, Sean (Gabriela) and Kevin McGill, Cameron McGill and William Henry
McGill lll. Loving great grandmother of Emily Andres, Conor McGill, Macklin Fleer
and Wyland Fleer.
Betty earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marygrove College in Detroit. She
worked as an elementary music teacher before and for a short time after she was
married. Eventually Betty entered the Master’s in Humanistic Psychology program at
the Center for Humanistic Studies in Detroit. She completed her Master’s degree at the
age of 60 and then practiced humanistic psychology for 10 years before retiring. Betty
also worked in the family business, Astro Distributors, for many years as an
accountant.
Things Betty liked to do: Loved to travel and has traveled all over Europe, Russia,
Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, and the United States including Hawaii
and Alaska.
Betty loved music: to listen, to play and to sing. Betty played the piano and the organ.
She particularly liked musicals on stage and at the movies. She loved going to
Stratford to see the musicals and the Shakespearean plays. Betty was very active with
her church, Our Lady of Fatima, (Our Mother of Perpetual Help) and participated in a
weekly prayer group and monthly spirituality group. On Mother’s Day one year, Betty
was asked to give her thoughts to the congregation on being a mother.
Betty loves all of her offspring, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. Her
face would light up when she was holding a baby. There was nothing she liked better
than being in the middle of all of her family for holidays and special events.
And last but not least, Betty loves flowers of all shapes and sizes. She loves her
backyard full of flowers and her home with many beautiful bouquets.
Family suggests memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association https://www.alz.org/ or to The Detroit Symphony
Orchestra https://www.dso.org/