Elizabeth Morgan

Elizabeth B. Morgan, 90, of Dover, Ohio and formerly of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, died Monday, January 12, 2015 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.

A daughter of the late John and Bertha (Quackenbush) Becker, Elizabeth was born January 16, 1924 at Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth graduated from Central High School at Scranton in 1941. She then continued her education at Scranton Lackawanna College graduating in 1942 with a Stenographic Secretarial degree. Following graduation, she worked for the Signal Corps in Philadelphia during World War II. Over the years she worked for various businesses before retiring in 1990 from the Pocono Medical Center.

She was an active member of the Stroudsburg community where she was a member of the East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star Monroe Chapter #99, the American Legion George N. Kemp Post #346 where she was a past president, the Order of the Amaranth Dorothy Lim Memorial Court #110, the Stroud Community Club, the Jr. Women’s Club and the Daughters of Rebekah Club.

For more than 50 years Elizabeth resided in Stroudsburg but in 2004, along with her late husband, William, she relocated to Dover, Ohio to be near their son and young granddaughters. She enjoyed completing crossword puzzles, bowling in her younger years and spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and John Metzgar of Stroudsburg; her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Kate Morgan of Dover and four grandchildren, Michelle Metzgar of Stroudsburg, Matthew Metzgar of Wind Gap, Pennsylvania and Lauren and Emily Morgan both of Dover.

Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William Thomas Morgan Sr. who passed away on October 11, 2011 and an infant sister.

A funeral service celebrating Elizabeth’s life will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 with entombment following in Prospect Cemetery at East Stroudsburg.

Contributions may be made in Elizabeth’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 525 North Broad Street, Canfield, OH 44406.