Hellen C. Brenneman Betonte, 79, of 134 Oak Spring Road, Canonsburg, died Thursday, January 29, 1998, in Washington Hospital. Mrs. Betonte was a psychiatric aide at Mayview State Hospital until her retirement on March 28, 1980. She was a member of First Christian Church of Canonsburg and since 1981, was treasurer and recording secretary of the Retired Public Employees of PA Subchapter 8402. Surviving are four sons, Jesse and Paul McCullough, both of Canonsburg, Walter McCullough of Kissamee, Fla., and Chester Winters of Aliquippa; a stepson, Thomas McCullough of Georgia; a stepdaughter, Martha Masengill of Novi, Mich.; two half brothers, Carleton Cortis of Worcester and Roy Cortis of Phoenix, Arizona; 43 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. Deceased are a son, William Herbert Brenneman; a stepson, Harold McCullough; two daughters, Alma Dora Puchi and Barbara Stevens; two brothers, Christian Charles and Chester Fred Brenneman; a half brother, Donald Cortis; a sister, Phyllis Mackall; and a stepsister, Helen Betty Mackall. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, January 31, 1998Hellen C. Betonte
Retired Mayview employee from Canonsburg
She was born March 22, 1918, in Worcester, Mass., a daughter of Christian C. and Lucy Carleton Brenneman.