Barre, Vt. —
She married Philip Martin Ide in January, 1958, and had three children. In 1971 they moved from Hartland to Fairfax, Vt.; Betty became the school secretary at Bellows Free Academy, retiring in 2006.
They moved to East Barre; she was active in the Barre Senior Center. A musician, Betty played for choruses and choirs all her life. She also sewed expertly.
Betty was predeceased by a son, Philip Scott Ide; her mother, Dorothy LaClair; her father, Raymund Edgar Spear; her step-mother, Ruth Chamberlain Spear; brother, Raymund “Sonny” Spear, Jr.; and a niece, Michelle Conley.
She is survived by husband, Philip, of East Barre; daughter, Linda Ide, and son-in-law, Brad Vietje, of Newbury, Vt.; by son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan Ide, and their daughter, Clara, of Richmond, Vt.; by grandson, George Philip Vietje, his wife, Dr. Phuong Vietje, and their sons, Chase and Colt, of Worcester, Vt.; by sister, Marty Sutherin, of Port Orange, Fla.; by half-brother, David Spear and his sweetheart, Lois Atwood, of Morristown, Vt.; by half-brother, Terry Spear, and wife, Gail, of Stowe, Vt.; by half-sister, Patti Spear, and husband Keith Peden, of Jericho, Vt.; and many in-laws, nieces and nephews.
A gathering will be held at the Barre Senior Center Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Her funeral will be Thursday, May 4, 11 a.m., at the Hartland Congregational Church, burial to follow. Her full obituary can be found and condolences left at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.