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SHIFFLETT, Elizabeth J.
SHIFFLETT, Elizabeth J. (Dubuque, IA, July 15, 1926--Tucson, AZ, July 2, 2019) The daughter of Sidney and Bertha (Witchall) Creswick, Elizabeth graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and received her baccalaureate degree from the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE in 1947. On October 28, 1951 she married John Sterling Shifflett at the University of Dubuque chapel.
"Betsey" was a social worker for four years before getting married. She obtained a teaching certificate in 1972 and taught mostly third grade for 18 years, including one year at HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 17 years at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the same place that she went to grade school.
Betsey was a lifelong member of WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH and a longtime member of the choir. She also served as a deacon and a Stephen Minister. She served on the board at MOUNT PLEASANT HOME, volunteered at FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE), and was an active member of the National T.T.T. Society and P.E.O. International.
Betsey was the recipient of the Governor's Award for teaching English to students from other countries at N.I.C.C. She and her husband sponsored a family from Vietnam following the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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"Obituaries," Dubuque Today by the Dubuque Advertiser, Online: http://www.dubuquetoday.com/obituaries.cfm