Elizabeth (Betty) Golek, 84 years old, passed peacefully in her home Monday October 31, 2022. Betty was raised in Rockland Massachusetts where she enjoyed roller skating and being a majorette in the high school band. She married Ronald Golek and traveled as a navy wife, later returning to Rockland as a single parent to raise her children and eventually settling in Whitman Massachusetts. Betty worked as a machine operator for many years at Electro Signal Lab, then at Haemonetics Corp until her retirement. Upon retirement she often enjoyed adventures traveling with her family. Amusement park trips, camping in New Hampshire, going to Disney World, and on a cruise to Bermuda. These are all fond memories her family will cherish. She loved her annual fall foliage viewing trips and apple picking. Wine tasting with her daughters and granddaughters. And especially her Friday date nights of pizza with her great grandson Maddox and great granddaughter Nora, both of Plymouth. Betty is survived by her daughter Susan Frazier and husband David of Whitman, MA. Her son retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Golek and his wife Amy of Tampa, FL. Her daughter Dawn Nilram and her husband Robert of Lewistown, PA. Grandchildren Amanda and David Boyd of Taunton, MA. Daniel Beaulieu of RI. Theresa Haubrick of Hanson, MA. Lauren and William Healey Jr of Plymouth, MA. Sean Frazier of Whitman, MA. Aradia and Austin McMahon of Hagerstown, MD. Jennifer and Matt Drottar of Lewiston, ME. Also many nieces, nephews, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her infant son Daniel, her daughter Kim Lawton of ME, and teenage grandson Isaiah Nilram of PA.

The Golek family invites friends and loved ones to celebrate Elizabeth’s life on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 4:00-7:00 PM in the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at the conclusion of visiting hours.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday November 30, 2022 at 11:30 AM in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Rockland.