Ms. Elizabeth "Betty" Hatch

Ms. Elizabeth Donna (Hallock) Hatch “Trouble”, 94, of Washington MA, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield MA, due to complication from “Long COVID-19”. Born in Cambridge, MA, on August 1, 1929, the daughter of the late Richard and Donna (Buck) Hallock. Betty is a Daughter of the American Revolution. She was a charter member of the Civil Air Patrol, an Auxiliary of the United States Air Force, joining the first day it opened on December 1st, 1941, and continuing her service until 2015. She graduated from Reading High School in 1947, and Mount Ida College in 1949, a private girl’s college in Newton MA. She would tell us she could wear her Jodhpurs to school because she took horseback riding lessons. She married the late Robert A. Hatch Sr. on April 28, 1950, and resided in Canaan CT. Betty started her career with AT&T “Ma Bell” as Trouble Repair Service Operator in 1965, and occasionally fixed equipment. For much of her career, Elizabeth worked as a court stenographer in Westchester County Court house in White Plains NY. Among many things, Elizabeth loved to be outdoors, especially when horseback riding (as late as 2007) and taking long road trips. She enjoyed vacationing in New Hampshire at Lake Winnisquam. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles and was a whiz at cryptograms and was an avid reader. She enjoyed volunteering, especially for the “Guiding Eyes for the Blind”, completing most of their walkathon fundraisers. She would love to write and send cards and sing Happy Birthday to everyone: “toot-toot”. She enjoyed attending events with the Dalton American Legion Riders Post 155, and briefly becoming their mascot. Elizabeth was a longtime communicant of St. Charles Church in Pittsfield MA and was known as the Hat Lady. She would always wear a crazy hat for each holiday. She loved airplanes and frequently visited Bradley Air Museum, and air shows at Barnes Air Base. She loved antique cars and went to many car shows. Later in life she resided with Donald Hatch’s family in Washington MA Elizabeth is survived by her children, Donald Hatch (Cynthia Ludbrook) of Washington MA, Richard Hatch (Diane Brazee) of Rock Hill S Carolina, Donna Guzzo (Joseph) of Lanesborough MA, Roseanne Cote (Bernard) of Hinsdale MA, as well as her grandchildren: Jessica (Guzzo) Passetto, Jennifer (Guzzo) Chioccariello, Kacey, James, and Leah. She also leaves behind nine great grandchildren: Marissa, Charles, Laci, Luke, Kayla, Ben, Kaitlyn, Kevin, and Ryan. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Robert A. Hatch Jr., her grandson, Jason A. Hatch, and her sister, Margaret Price. Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Ms. Elizabeth D. Hatch will be Tuesday, December 12, 2023, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 1:00pm at St. Charles Church 89 Briggs Ave Pittsfield MA, celebrated by the Rev. Daniel Cymer, Parocial Vicar. There will be an hour of visitation directly prior to the service, from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. A Public Interment will occur later at Forest Glen Cemetery, 270 Pearl Street Reading MA. at the lot of her parents Richard and Donna Hallock. In lieu of flowers, donations in Elizabeth’s memory can be made to the Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598.

Ms. Elizabeth "Betty" Hatch

August 1, 1929 - November 30, 2023