Elizabeth Castor
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 9:36am
Elizabeth (Smith) Castor, 73, of Durham, wife of the late Arthur E. Castor, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Middlesex Hospital.
She was born in Norwich, NY, the daughter of the late George and Mildred (Utter) Smith. Betty was employed with the former Stonegate School in Durham.
She is survived by her children, Darlene Ravid and her husband Natan of Durham, Dawn Castor and her fiancé of Dennis Sippel of Wolcott, Darrell Castor and his wife Debra of East Haddam, Dane Castor and his wife Sherry of Middlefield, Darren Castor of Clinton, and David Castor of Durham; a brother, Bruce Smith and his wife Mary of Holmesville, NY; four sisters, Beverly Lord of SC, Darlene Cross and her husband John of Berlin, NY, Barbara Miles and her husband Mike of Mt. Upton, NY, and Eloise Niemitz of Liverpool, NY; six grandchildren, Teresa, Mary, Noel, Megan, Jerrod, Kristen; and three great grandchildren, Bryce, Spencer, and Gabrielle; also several nieces and nephews and many close friends. She was predeceased by a brother, Bruce “Buck” Aylesworth.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St, Middletown. Burial will be in Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham. Friends may call at Biega Funeral Home Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Gilead Community Services, The SCAP Program, PO Box 1000, Middletown, CT 06457.