Elizabeth Cousino

ELIZABETH (BETTY) A COUSINO, AGE 85, OF TOLEDO OHIO PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 21 AT HOME. BETTY WAS THE ELDEST CHILD BORN TO LEO AND GERTRUDE (HAUBERT) WONDERLY IN TOLEDO ON APRIL 22, 1933. BETTY GRADUATED FROM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950. AFTER GRADUATING SHE TRAVELLED OUT WEST TO A DUDE RANCH ON A VACATION SHE FONDLY REMEMBERED ALL OF HER LIFE. UPON HER RETURN SHE WORKED AT HAUGHTON ELEVATOR. SHE WAS WED TO HER LOVING HUSBAND ROBERT CHARLES COUSINO ON JULY 13, 1957 AT ST JAMES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH. A UNION THAT LASTED NEARLY 61 YEARS. BETTY WAS A HOMEMAKER AND TOOK PRIDE IN THE CARE OF HER FAMILY. BETTY WOULD FREQUENTLY MEET HER SISTER, THELMA, AND THEIR COMBINED CHILDREN AT CHURCHILLS FOR COFFEE, SWIMMING IN PERRYSBURG OR AT CLARKS LAKE AND TRIPS TO THE ZOO. THE CHILDREN RECALL SCOUTING EVENTS, CAMPING TRIPS TO HASTINGS CANADA AND MANY OTHER FUN THINGS SUCH AS RUMMAGE SALES THEY WOULD DO AS A FAMILY. BETTY WAS KNOWN FOR HER HOMEMADE FUDGE, CHERRY CHEESECAKE AND CHRISTMAS SLUSH. AFTER THE CHILDREN WERE GROWN, BETTY WOULD STILL GO OUT DAILY FOR HER COFFEE RAIN OR SHINE! LATER IN LIFE SHE CLEANED OFFICE BUILDINGS, BECAME A CAREGIVER AND WORKED AT TRY CERAMICS POURING MOLDS. SHE ALSO LOVED PLAYING BINGO AND BUS TRIPS TO THE WINDSOR CASINO. SHE LOVED BABYSITTING HER GRANDCHILDREN AND WAS FONDLY REFERRED TO AS THE CURLY HAIRED GRANDMA. BETTY REALLY ENJOYED PEOPLE! SHE WAS VERY OUTGOING AND WOULD EASILY STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE. SHE WAS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH. BETTY IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, ROBERT; SONS MICHAEL (SANDRA); DANIEL COUSINO; AND DAUGHTER BRENDA (SCOTT) BUDY; GRANDCHILDREN KAITLYN & KOURTNEY COUSINO AND CASEY & CARSON BUDY; SISTER PEGGY GARBERSON (GERRY); SISTERS-IN-LAW RUTH McILROY & JOYCE KNESTRICK AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW EDWARD COUSINO & GERRY MOCKENSTURN AND MANY LOVING NIECES AND NEPHEWS. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS; SISTER THELMA MOCKENSTURN; SON STEPHEN; SISTER-IN-LAW HELEN COUSINO AND BROTHER-IN-LAW MACK McILROY. A MASS CELEBRATING BETTYS LIFE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 9 AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH LOCATED AT 1842 AIRPORT HWY, TOLEDO OH 43609 AT 10:00. INTERMENT WILL BE AT RESURRECTION CEMETERY, 5725 HILL AVE FOLLOWING THE MASS. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE IN BETTYS NAME TO THE CHARITY OF THE DONORS CHOICE.