Obituary of Elizabeth Shapren

Elizabeth “Bette” Shapren (nee Blessing) passed away peacefully on April 7, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old. Bette is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Jerry; her children Kristen (Tim Shelffo), Karen O’Brien (Kevin) and Andy (Becky); her grandchildren, Leah, Connor, Patrick, Jack, Elizabeth and Kate; her bonus granddaughters Jessica (Ken), Amanda (Stephen) and Elise (Burns) and her bonus great grandchildren. Bette is preceded in death by her parents Gertrude and John Blessing and her brothers John, Bob and Charles.

Bette grew up in East Lansdowne, PA and was a self-proclaimed jovial youngster. She attended Archbishop Prendergast High School where she met amazing friends that she still had nearly 70 years later. She held various jobs after high school and soon after met the love of her life, Jerry. They raised their 3 children in Warminster, PA where they were very involved in St. John Bosco parish along with their children’s activities.

When the children were older, Bette took classes for medical terminology and was proud of the 4.0 average she had in higher education. She went on to spend many years working at Bucks County Medical Associates until she retired. In retirement, Bette and Jerry shared their time between Legacy Oaks in Warrington, PA and Creekside Crossing in Bonita Springs, FL where they are integral members of their communities and formed many solid friendships. Bette loved to golf, play Bridge and Mahjong, do the daily word jumble, go to the beach, socialize with the numerous friends she had, watch the Eagles and Phillies and most of all be with her family. She was extremely proud of her husband, children and grandchildren.

Relatives and friends may greet the family Monday, April 28th from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Louis Swift Plunkett Funeral Home 529 N. York Rd., Hatboro and on Tuesday, April 29th at 9:30 A.M. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church 856 Eucli Av., Warrington where Bette's Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. Interment is private

Bette would want us all to live life to the fullest by having fun, spending a lot of time with family and friends and being kind!

In lieu of flowers, donations in Bette’s memory may be made to the Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Foundation doylestownhealthfoundation.org whose doctors have taken great care of her over the years.