Betty and Gene

Eugene (Gene) B. Liskey of Newtown Square Eugene (Gene) B. Liskey, 85, of Newtown Square, Pa. passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015. Born in 1930 in Harrisonburg, Va., he was the son of Vada Marie Rhinehart and John Floyd Liskey, both deceased. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of Marie (Betty) E. Fehr Liskey; loving father of Charlene Fisher (Steve), Ken Liskey (Sharon), and Mark Liskey (Lisa Westfall); loving grandfather of Paul, Peter, Ken, and Christie; four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and dear brother of Rachel, Lucille and John. He was predeceased by his sister Clara.

Eugene was a 1948 graduate of Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Md. He proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Eugene worked at A & P Market, where he began his career at the age of 14 and, with dedication and an ironclad work ethic, rose through the ranks to serve as Regional Meat Director for the Eastern United States until his retirement.

He was an avid golfer, who loved do-it-yourself home improvement projects and took great pride in maintaining his property. He was a creative tinkerer and held, along with his son, a US patent.

Family and friends are invited to his Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 19, and to his Memorial Service celebrating his life at 1 p.m. at the Donohue Funeral Home, 1627 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-431-9000. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to the Wounded Warrior Project, 1120 G Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, www.woundedwarriorfund.org. Online condolences at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.Published in The Daily Local on Sept. 15, 2015

Marie (Betty) E. Liskey, 86, of Newtown Square, PA passed peacefully on December 19, 2019.

Born in 1933 in Silver Spring, MD, Betty was the daughter of Walter Fehr and Marie Kasenter Fehr, both deceased.  Betty was a 1951 graduate of Montgomery Blair high school in Silver Spring, MD.  She married her teenage sweetheart Eugene (Gene) B. Liskey in 1951 and their marriage lasted 64 years, until Gene predeceased Betty in 2015.  She was also preceded in death by her brother Norman Fehr.

Coming of age against the backdrop of changing times, Betty proudly embraced both the traditional role of homemaker and the opportunity to participate in the workforce.  Betty’s work life began at Seibel’s Dairy and progressed through secretarial work and culminated with a successful career as a realtor with Re/Max.  Along the way, Betty also found time to teach cake decorating for Sears.

Betty was a founding member of Epiphany Lutheran church and was active in church life, singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school, and serving on church committees. 

Betty’s prowess in the kitchen was legendary and she loved to feed people.  She found joy in decorating her home and was happiest when she was inviting people into it. An artistic streak led Betty to try her hand at many arts and crafts ranging from china painting to braiding rugs to all forms of needlecraft. She covered an entire wall of her home with a mural.  She loved dancing and hosted parties to have an excuse to do it.  She loved music and theatre.  Decades of songs lived in her head and bubbled up and out often.

A warm, gregarious people-person, Betty “never met a stranger” and she collected friends wherever she went, including while traveling, which was a favorite pastime. She loved to laugh and to make others laugh. She never missed an opportunity to help or to lend support to others. 

Betty was a true matriarch who is deeply loved and missed by daughter Charlene Fisher and her husband Steve; son Ken Liskey and his wife Sharon; son Mark Liskey and his wife Lisa Westfall; grandchildren Paul, Peter, Ken and Christie; six great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.