Obituary: Elizabeth Edna Schnabel, 93, of Bethel

Elizabeth (Betty) Schnabel age 93 of Bethel CT, passed away peacefully at Bethel Health Care on March 1, 2017. We would like to thank the nurses and aids at Bethel Health Care for the care and attention they gave to Elizabeth and the support given to the family.

Elizabeth was born on July 14, 1923, in East Far Rockaway, Long Island, NY, the daughter of Harry August Biemann and Lulu (Wilson) Biemann. She grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island, NY, and graduated from Valley Stream High School where she would meet her future husband. She married Jacob (Jack) G Schnabel Jr on April 27, 1946, in Valley Stream, NY where they lived before moving to Islip, NY raising two boys, William George Schnabel and Jack Harry Schnabel.

She lived in Savannah, GA before moving to Bethel, CT to be close to her grandchildren that she cherished and loved being with. Her son William and wife Marian of New Fairfield CT, will lovingly remember her. She is also survived by her three grandchildren Kimberly (Schnabel) Bowers and her husband Ian of Charleston, SC, Christopher and his wife Christina of Dallas, TX, and Ashley (Schnabel) Vaiana and her husband Peter Vaiana of Hudsonville, MI, and great-grand children Taylor, Brooklyn, Hudson, and Owen Vaiana.

During WWII, Elizabeth worked for Grumman Aircraft Co as a riveter on the Grumman Wildcat assembly line, and was recognized by the Navy Dept. for the high quality of Grumman production. Again in 1945, the Navy Department officially recognized the worlds record for the greatest number of fighters produced in one plant in one month and awarded the Navy "E" with the accumulated five stars. Elizabeth was part of this recognized war effort and in commemoration of these records and as evidence of faithful and patriotic service, a "Certificate of Commendation" was presented to her on September 2, 1945.

Services will be private and in lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donation be made to your local animal shelter in Elizabeth's name.

Obituary courtesy of the Green Funeral Home.