# Elizabeth M Diachun ## Posts - [Sweet Memories](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/sweet-memories/): Betsy and NF UU are one as long as I can remember. It’s hard to think of Betsy not cheering us on, inviting us to gatherings , chatting on the phone long distance, laughing sharing, and being always so encouraging. Betsy’s spirit will live on forever though as I remember her infectious smile and Goodwill always Love you Betsy! - [My mom could befriend a piece of concrete](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/my-mom-could-befriend-a-piece-of-concrete/): My mom could befriend a piece of concrete. ArtPark in Lewiston is our local cultural center – a place to enjoy music, lectures, plays, and art of all sorts, including art installations created by resident artists each year. Betsy loved ArtPark. She frequently enjoyed live theatrical performances, musical concerts, dance, and the creation of visual, performance, and other experimental art, all set along the natural beauty of the Niagara Gorge and River. ArtPark is family and Betsy engaged in as many opportunities as possible to be with and bring family to ArtPark (including one summer when Jennifer was an artist-in-residence!). […] - [Nine-Wu Chant](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/nine-wu-chant/): I give my mother due credit and admiration for her many left-handed creative ways, including her method for keeping tabs on her children in our late 1960’s Hewitt Parkway neighborhood. Betsy did not know how to whistle nor did she opt to own one, and she certainly wasn’t a screamer. Nonetheless, she needed a method to get her three children home for dinner. So she invented The Nine-Wu chant. Betsy would step out the side door from the kitchen and while standing on the driveway, facing the large rectangular neighborhood beyond, she would loudly and quickly chant – Wu, Wu, […] - [Pickleball Buddy](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/pickleball-buddy/): We learned the game together and kept a pretty good pace. It was my pleasure getting to know Betsy while learning to play the game of pickleball. Since we were both tennis players, we were enthusiastic to succeed at the new racquet sport. The game of pickleball was shared with three members of Betsy’s family: Peter, Betsy and Tereza. It is with fondness and sadness that I express my condolences to The Family of Dear Betsy. My thoughts and prayers, Susan Gaffney - [What a lady!](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/what-a-lady/): Betsy was a remarkable woman. She had so many wonderful accomplishments but none as great as her ability to tell a fantastic joke! I always searched her out at any function so she could share a joke or two. More often than not, they were a bit risqué! Betsy was a true delight. ~ Elizabeth Davis - [Amazing Woman](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/amazing-woman/): Betsy was an amazing woman who had a great influence on me. Her life was full. Whether she was helping others or engaged in a fun activity she always had something going on to keep her busy. I enjoyed her company. She spoke her mind with what I thought of as “Betsyisms”, sharing a different outlook on life which I appreciated. I will miss her smile, her energy, tenacity and adventurous spirit. I will cherish the fond memories she gave me. Peace my friend…… Stacey Adams - [Beloved WSM](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/beloved-wsm/): Betsy has been in our life from the beginning of our life together. Affectionately known as ‘Wicked Step Mother’, she was anything but that. She celebrated all our very special life events with us starting with our wedding. She will be missed. - [Best Grandbetsy the world ever had!](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/best-grandbetsy-the-world-ever-had/): Grandbetsy may have been my dad’s step-mom but she was as much my grandma as my other two are. I have so many fond memories from my childhood with her and Granddaddy at their home on Lake Ontario! I could go on and on for ages but my favorite memories are the ones where she was teaching me something new like knitting, sewing, or playing piano. It’s hard to imagine visiting Niagara Falls and not getting one of her amazing hugs or hearing her jokes again. I will miss her immensely! Love you so much! ~ Kelsey (Diachun) Heistand ## Pages - [Thank You!](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/thank-you/): Thank you for submitting a story! Click here to visit the memory wall and see your submission! Note: If you don’t see your submission within 2 hours please contact:Kelsey (Diachun) Heistand at kdiachun@gmail.com! - [Memorial](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/memorial/): Memorial Details All are welcome to participate in a Celebration of Betsy’s Life! Date: March 22, 2025Time: 11:00amLocation: The FUUN ChurchAddress: 639 Main St. Niagara Falls, NY~Refreshments to follow~ For anyone visiting from out of town we have arranged to have a hotel block of rooms at a discounted rate!Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Niagara FallsCheck In: 3/21 3pm, Check Out: 3/23 11am, Price per night: $103To Book: OnlineLink, By Phone: 716-298-4500 (Option 2 for front desk!) Our room block is being held for us through 3/14 at which point the rooms are released to the public and the discounted rate […] - [Password Reset](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/password-reset/) - [Account](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/account/) - [Logout](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/logout/) - [Members](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/members/) - [Register](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/register/) - [Login](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/login/) - [User](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/user/) - [Betsy's Story](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/betsys-story/): Betsy’s Story (March 1st, 1936 – February 17th, 2025) Betsy was born Elizabeth Mountsier, the youngest of seven siblings, daughter to Rush and Margaret Mountsier. She graduated with honors from Nutley High School in 1953 and matriculated at Allegheny College, where she majored in English, minored in French, cooked dinner for Pete Seeger, married Parke Theron Morrow Jr, and bore her first son Jeffrey, all while completing her college coursework on schedule in 1957. Betsy and Parke spent several years in Ithaca, NY, including welcoming Jennifer in 1959. When an opportunity arose to purchase The Book Corner, Inc in 1962, […] - [Share a Memory!](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/share-a-memory/): Share a memory or photo to the website! Please use the form below to contribute a story or photos to share with family and friends and celebrate the life of Betsy! Note: In order to submit a post you will need to complete the form below which will send an email to the website admin. It may take a day or two for the post to get published. - [Stories & Memories](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/stories-and-memories/): Stories & Memories If you’d like to share a memory of your own please visit the “Share a Memory!” page. - [Photos](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/photos/): Photos Courtesy of the following: Jennifer Morrow, Sarah Wilson, Kelsey Heistand, Kiersten Sunderman - [Home](https://elizabethmdiachun.com/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)