Elizabeth “Betsy” Curran, 67, of Pingree Grove, died peacefully, February 11, 2023, with her family by her side.
Elizabeth was born April 14, 1955 in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of William and Jean McBride Schnell. She worked as a paralegal for The Gap, Kraft Foods, Motorola, and several law firms. On May 20, 2013 she married Kevin B. Curran. She enjoyed traveling, especially annually to Florida, she enjoyed her career, golfing and had many life-long friends. Betsy was a loving wife, mother and friend who will be missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Kevin, her step-children, Kelly Curran, Brian Curran, and Katie Schisler, she is survived by her sister, Mary Ellen Barry and her children, Mike Barry, Sharon Barry (John), sister-in-law, Diana Schnell and her children, Jennifer Schnell, William Schnell and Thomas Schnell.
Betsy was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Bill Schnell and her brother-in-law, Jack Barry.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 10am until 1pm at DeFiore Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley, Illinois. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/ or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/
For further information please contact the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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I worked with Betsy for years at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California, where she was a paralegal in our Trademarks and Advertising Practices Group. She was a key part of making that group a special place to work. Apart from her knowledge, intelligence, skill, integrity, and professionalism, her personality, attitude, and care for every person shone through and inspired all of us. Although I had not seen her for years, I was always so glad to see her obvious happiness in Facebook photos and posts after she married Kevin. I will always treasure our friendship and collaboration, and I send condolences to Kevin, the family, and all of those who loved her. I am sorry to have to miss attending the visitation in person; I had hoped to attend.