Margaret E. Schofield

Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Schofield, age 90, of Pinehurst, NC, passed away at the Dunn County Health Care Center, Menomonie, WI on August 29, 2009.
Betty was born in Geneva, NY to Ernest Horton and Margaret (Skinner) Bowden at home, delivered by her grandfather, Dr. William Skinner. She graduated from Lake Erie College in Painesville, OH with a major in home economics. She immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Lieutenant J.G. in Washington, D.C. where she assisted in the breaking of the Japanese secret code and where she met her future husband, Graham Robert (Bob) Schofield.
Betty and Bob were married in 1946 at the Navy Chapel in Washington, D.C. She resigned her commission after Bob received his B.S.E.E. degree from George Washington University in 1949. Over the next 38 years, Betty and Bob resided in Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland, OH. She enjoyed playing tennis, sewing and needlework, and took up golf at the age of 80 after they retired to Pinehurst, NC in 1997. Bob passed away in September, 2001.
Betty is survived by her son Kenneth (Nancy) Schofield of Menomonie, WI, her daughter Jean (Bill) Taylor of Huntington, CT, grandsons David (Diane) Schofield of Menomonie, WI and Blake (Jessica) Schofield of Apple Valley, MN, and her great-grandson Finlay Graham Hanson Schofield of Apple Valley, MN. Betty was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, William and Robert Bowden.
The family thanks Dr. Carrie Nelson, Rachel Selchow and her staff at Potter's Country Home, and the staff at the Dunn County Health Care Center for the care, support and affection she received during her brief time in Menomonie.
The funeral service and burial will be held in Pinehurst, NC. Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie is assisting the family.