Obituary of Betty Ann Minemier

Dansville- Betty Ann Minemier age 94, passed away Monday October 17, 2022, at her home in Dansville surrounded by her family after a long illness. Betty was born in Dansville on July 13, 1928. daughter of the late Marshall and Joyce Mitchell, a life-long resident of Dansville by birth, by early education, and by design, contributed to and enjoyed life in this community. Betty was a Girl Scout leader as well as a trainer of leaders. As a mother of five, she earned her SUNY Geneseo BA in library studies summa cum laude followed by master's degrees in both library and English studies. Betty began her career as Arkport Central K-12 librarian. She retired as Dansville Junior High School librarian and District Library Chair. During that tenure, she chaired the LSW BOCES library and the NYLA Supervisors Section. Betty briefly worked at University of Buffalo's Graduate Library School and as a summer instructor for Kentucky's libraries. Betty was a published reference book reviewer for Instructor and Scholastic Press. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Societies. A long-time SUNY Geneseo Alumni Council member, with 8 years as Chair, Betty represented the Alumni on the Geneseo Foundation and Council, serving on several presidential and administrative search committees. Appointed to the SUNY Alfred Council, she served as vice-chair and Alfred member to, and then chair of, SUNY's Association of Council Members and Trustees and was its representative to the SUNY Board of Trustees. With her husband of 77 years, Bob, she participated in many village organizations and projects including Clara Barton Chapter of the American Red Cross, Dansville's Public Library renovation, Dansville Area Historical Society, park gazebo project, Livingston County Historical Society, Landmark Society, County Council on the Arts, Meals on Wheels, and Village Summer Concerts. Betty chaired the Bicentennial time capsule project and was a long-time singer with the Finger Lakes Choral Group and the SUNY Geneseo Festival Chorus. Betty was an elected Presbyterian Church trustee. As an ordained elder, she served many years as Session Clerk, Moderator of the Presbytery of the Genesee Valley, Synod of the Northeast, and Commissioner to the General Assembly. She served on the Stony Point Center House Board. For more than 30 years, she worked on the Samaritan Program which received national recognition for its mission of education and loans to anyone in need for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. She traveled to NY's southern tier to aid in the Flood of '72 cleanup as well as served on 2 Hurricane Katrina recovery missions in New Orleans. As a listed lay worship leader, she led worship in several area churches. The Dansville Rotary Club named her a Paul Harris Fellow for her participation in the Guinness Book record for continuous reading aloud. She and Bob received the Dansville Lions Club's Robert J. Uplinger award for community service as well as the Town of N. Dansville's Citizen(s) of the Year. Betty is survived by her husband, Robert Stansbury Minemier, children Diana (Roger McCauley), Robert Jr. (Pam Bump), Ronald (Christine Perez), Leah (Donald MacLeod), and Martin (Suzanne Moretti), 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter, sister-in-law Barbara Mitchell, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Betty was predeceased by siblings June Mitchell, Jeannette Adamson, William Mitchell, Lillian Reilly, and Marguerite Smith, grandson Robert Minemier III and great grandson Hunter McKissock Friends may call on Friday October 21, from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Dansville Presbyterian Church 3 School St. Dansville Ny. Where a service will follow at 12:00pm. Interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery West Sparta. Arrangements are by the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc, 271 Main St., Dansville, Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers please make memorials to Dansville Samaritan Fund 3 School St. Dansville NY, or the Dansville Historical Society 14 Church St. Dansville, NY.