Betty K. Frantz of Newtown passed away on Saturday September 12, 2015 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown. She was 92.

She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas W. Frantz.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Wilhelmina (nee Schinnerer) Sherman.

Betty was an excellent soprano and a member of various church and community choirs. During World War II, she volunteered at USO Canteens in Philadelphia to entertain troops and later worked for Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania.

Betty and Tom lived in Ivyland for 37 years, raised their family there, and made many close friends. She also worked at Churchville Elementary School. Betty later lived in Buckingham, PA for 15 years.

She was a devout Christian and an active member of the Bux-Mont Christian Church where she taught Sunday School. She was a very talented seamstress and enjoyed making things for her children and grandchildren. Later in life she took interest in watercolor and pencil art.

She is survived by her children and their spouses; Glenn and Nancy Frantz of Bala Cynwyd, Lee Frantz of Wrightstown, Jeffrey and Sandra Frantz of Newtown, and Donna and Harold Card of Southampton, and her brother and sister-in-law Elmer and Gerry Sherman of Hatboro. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren: Kathleen, Heather, Jeffrey “JT”, Theodore, Leah, Gretchen, Matthew, and Margaret, and great grandchildren, Austin, Nolan, and Abigail.  She was predeceased by her one sister Helen Stubbs and four brothers; Earl, Herbert, George and Donald Sherman.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 12:30 pm until her Funeral Service, 2:00pm at Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901. Her Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory should be made to Bux-Mont Christian Church, 400 Jacksonville Rd., Ivyland, PA 18974 or Habitat for Humanity.