Betty Nakielski, age 86, of Severna Park, MD, unexpectedly passed away on July 1, 2016 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Betty was born Babette Siegrist, January 13, 1930 in Unterwossen Germany. She traveled across the Atlantic Ocean on the passenger ship "Stockholm" arriving in Baltimore, Maryland on Easter Day 1954. She married Bernard Nakielski Sr. and moved to Severna Park in 1955. They were married for 55 years, until Bernard's passing in 2010.

Betty was an excellent cook, loved to travel, was extremely artistic, an avid reader, an excellent story teller and had a wonderful sense of humor (telling a large variety of jokes). As a young girl she loved hiking and skiing in the Bavarian Alps.

Betty was a long time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Annapolis, becoming a member there in 1955. She was also a long time member of the Edelweis Club in Baltimore.

Betty worked in various institutions, businesses and restaurants over the years. Her first job, in the U.S., was at C.J. Youse Paper Box Factory in Baltimore. She also worked at Schumann's Bakery, Wagon Wheels Restaurant, Severn School, Vince's Deli and cooked for the staff at Broad Creek Boy Scout Camp for four summers. Betty co-owned (with family members) and operated "Seafare, Inc." a fresh seafood and homemade seafood specialties carryout on Benfield Rd., that also catered our local Lions Club, as well as many other catered functions for over 8 years, from 1980 till 1988. After the family sold Seafare, Betty looked after her 5 grandchildren and was a file clerk for Russell Paving Co., another family owned business, until retiring in 2003.

She is preceded in death by her husband Bernard (2010), her son "Bernie" (Bernard Nakieski, Jr.) (1996), and her grandson Paul Russell (2005). Betty is survived by her 2 daughters, Monica Russell and her husband Bob of Cambridge, MD, Sandy Smith and her husband Charles of Severna Park, MD, her 4 grandchildren, Rob Russell and his wife Elizabeth of Cambridge, MD, Kristen Zuger of Glen Burnie, MD, Eric Russell of Cambridge, MD, David Zuger and his wife Nichole of Science Hill, KY, and 4 great grandchildren, Hannah Zuger, Adam Zuger, Chelsea Zuger and John Russell, IV.

A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, MD. Luncheon will follow the service in the church hall. Interment will be held at Meadowridge Memorial Park, 7250 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD at 3:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Orphan Grain Train (www.ogt.org), St. Paul Lutheran Church of Annapolis or any other charity of your choice.