from Fall 1990 Ridgely Benedictine NOTES
On June 26, Betty Manning, Obl. OSB, made her final oblation to God as she died peacefully, at age 64, in Florida.
The Community first met Betty soon after she and husband, Don, moved from New Jersey to nearby Bridgetown. After Jogging in the safety and quiet of the monastery grounds, Betty often joined the Sisters for the 6:30 Mass and occasionally had her morning coffee with them. It wasn't long before she volunteered at St. Martin's Barn; and Don, a retired physical education teacher, helped at the Benedictine School.
On October 21 of 1984, Betty was among the second group to make their offering as Oblates of St. Benedict at St. Gertrude's. After she was diagnosed with cancer, and even when she and Don moved to Florida, she kept in touch with the Community: she sent pictures of herself and her new home, described her parish involvement, mailed her handmade items for the annual craft sale, and often wrote to Sr. Miriam Ruth Wilk, Directress of the Oblate program.
The Sisters and Oblates remember Betty as a model of faith and cheerfulness; and they are confident that they have in her an intercessor for them and their needs.
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