Montpelier, VT Elizabeth A. "Bette" Buley, 83, died recently at her home on Berlin Street. A life-long resident of Montpelier, Bette was born in Montpelier on February 13, 1933, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Currier) Buley. She attended St. Michael's Grade School and graduated from St. Michael's High School in 1951. Bette was employed for many years at National Life Insurance Company in Montpelier. She married Max Alexander at St. Augustine Church on September 10, 1996. Max predeceased her on February 21, 2003. Bette was also predeceased by her parents, her sister, Catherine Charron, her infant brother, Herbert Buley, a nephew Michael Charron, and a niece Kay Charron. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Ann Smedy and husband Robert, of Chelsea, VT; Bradley Charron and wife, Susan, of Marshfield, VT; Lyn Millhiser and husband, Randall, of Raleigh, NC; William Charron and wife, Andrea, of Tilton, NH; Joy French and husband, Stephen, of Rutland, VT; many grand-nieces and nephews; a long-time close family friend, Rita Walker; and many extended family members and church friends. Bette was an adventurer and flying enthusiast and did a lot of "fun piloting and flying" in the J-3 prop plane, PA-11, and Ercoupe models in Vermont. Bette also enjoyed flying in a seaplane, taking off and landing on the Sebago Lake in Maine, and riding in a hot air balloon with soon-to-be husband Max Alexander in Quechee, Vermont in 1995. Her final flight was in an original WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber in 2007 from the Edward F. Knapp State Airport in Berlin, Vermont, sitting on the floor and belting herself in amongst the inventory of bullets and bombs. Bette was a life-long member of St. Augustine Church, a life-long member of the Catholic Daughters of America, and faithfully attended the Adoration Chapel since its inception 13 years ago. She was also a firm supporter of animal welfare rights and did fund-raising for, and care-taking of, many feline friends over the last multiple decades. A funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 1:00 pm at St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre Street in Montpelier, VT; followed by burial at Green Mount Cemetery, 250 State Street in Montpelier, VT. Memorial contributions may be made to Central VT Humane Society, PO Box 687, Montpelier, VT 05601, or to St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre St., Montpelier, VT 05602. Online condolences may be sent to www.guareandsons.com