Betty Relly

In Loving Memory of Betty (Regen, Subits) Relly, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She peacefully passed away August 11, 2025 . She was born in Rockford, Ill, the daughter of Joseph Ragauskas and Anna (Richter) Ragauskas. She was raised in Wisconsin with her brothers, Eugene Bealhen & Jack Regen, who predeceased her. She graduated from Washington Park High School. 

She married Joseph Subits and moved to Pennsylvania, where she worked at  various jobs including Line Operator at Western Electric, Allentown, PA and later in Integrated Circuit Manufacturing at AT&T, Allentown, PA. 

Her positive attitude, bright smile, steady nature, giving spirit, empathy for others were the hallmarks of her life. She loved children and volunteered as Cub Scout Den Mother and a nursery school aid for the Easter Seals Society, helping handicapped children. After having a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery in 1989, she visited heart patients in Mended Hearts programs, at local area hospitals. She was an active member at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in E. Glenville NY. and Faith Lutheran Church in Whitehall PA. participating as a member of Church Council, Altar Guild, Pricilla Circle, WELCA, Bible Study Groups and Prayer Ministry. 

While she was married to Ralph Relly, they were very active in the charitable initiatives of the Masons and the Shriners. 

She was predeceased by her beloved husband Ralph Relly.

Puzzles, reading and music from Frank Sinatra & Tony Bennett to classical, country & jazz, especially New Orleans Jazz filled her days.  Movies and Movie stars were of great interest from the time she was a young girl going to the movies with girlfriends. One of her all-time favorites was The Way We Were, starring actress and singer Barbara Streisand.

Each week she looked forward to playing cards with her good friends including her sister In-law Mary Schuster. They especially enjoyed sharing stories about family, friends and current events. She always had needlepoint projects in progress and took oil painting classes to indulge her artistic interests. She loved to travel and was always learning about new places and things and instilled the importance of education throughout life, to her sons.  

Betty Relly was survived by:

Sons: Philip Subits and wife Beverly Renaldi,

Joseph Subits and wife Joyce Butler

Step-Daughters:

Cathy (Relly) Bell and husband John 

Bonnie Relly and husband Robert Cobb

Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren:

Matthew Subits and wife Sandra O’Connor, son Theo

Andrew Subits and wife Lisa Middendorf, daughter Sunny

Brendan Bell and wife Jackie

David Bell and wife Courtney, son Nolan, daughter Leighton

Jennifer (Bell) McAtee and husband Bryan, son Charles, son Eli

Hope Relly-Cobb

Meghann Allen and husband Eli, daughter June, son Henry 

Private services for family and friends are being held privately thru the Finegan Funeral Home, Easton, PA.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association 

May everything in this my being, be directed to Thy glory

And may I never despair

For I am under Thy hand

And in Thee is all power and goodness.

Give me a pure heart – that I may see Thee,

A humble heart – that I may hear Thee,

A heart of love – that I may serve Thee

A heart of faith – that I may abide.

Amen

Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961)