by Contributor | March 6, 2026 8:09 am
OSWEGO – Merrilyn Betsy Griswold Sweeting, 92; recently passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 in her Minetto, NY home. Born in Utica, NY, she graduated from Utica Free Academy. Betsy then attended SUNY Oswego. She began her teaching career after completing her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education and taught in Utica, Missouri and Oswego, NY. Betsy dedicated her life to children and was a beloved kindergarten teacher at Minetto Elementary School, a Scout Leader, and a teacher of preschool and piano.
Betsy’s lifelong love of music and singing led to her performing with Festival Chorus, The Fort Ontario Singers, New Horizons Band, and her church choir. In addition, she served as the Minetto Town Historian and was a member of Winter Club, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Betsy was of service in many ways at her church the Minetto United Methodist Church.
Betsy was predeceased by her father W. Ray Griswold, mother Marguerite Jones Griswold and sister Marjoray La Casce, Charles Sweeting, her husband of 47 years, and Edwin Peterson her second husband of 15 years.
She was a wonderful, loving mother to her daughters: Heather Sweeting and Pamela (Gregory) Sweeting Kuczawa and a cherished grandmother to Ashley Kuczawa and Charles (Diane) Kuczawa and great granddaughter Jane Kuczawa.
The family would like to thank Betsy’s caregivers for their wonderful devotion to her care.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Minetto United Methodist Church.
A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, March 14th at the Minetto United Methodist Church. Burial will be conducted in the spring at Springbrook Cemetery, Sterling, NY.
The Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home, 147 W. 4th St., Oswego has care of the arrangements.
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