Betty May Nilsen Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Betty May Nilsen of North Garden, Virginia, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who passed away on August 28, 2024, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty May Nilsen to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Barbara Cicely (Joyce) and Joseph Crawford Shaw, Jr.; her husband John Oscar Nilsen; and her siblings, Norma L. Shaw, James A. Shaw and Joseph "Skipper" C. Shaw III.

She is survived by: her children, Jennifer G. Nilsen (Brent A. Estes) of Tulsa, OK, Donna E. (Nilsen) and J. Jeff Nilsen (Kim) of Hebron, IN; her grandchildren, Joshua Federico, Elizabeth Appleby, Kaitlin Appleby, Emily Nilsen, Brandon Nilsen and Nicole Nilsen; her great grandchildren, Juliana Federico, Eva Federico, Hayden Appleby and Lexi Hartman; her siblings, C. Gordon Shaw (Carol) of Waltham, MA, Peggy A. Shaw (Lois) of New York and Laura J. Shaw of Arlington, MA; and her sister-in-law Mary A. Laitres of Palmer, MA..