Elizabeth "Betsy" Quartiero

Elizabeth “Betsy” (Ostrander) Quartiero, 83, of Torrington, CT, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Wolcott Hall Nursing Home in Torrington.

Betsy was born February 4, 1943, in Torrington, CT, the daughter of the late William and Lena (Magi) Ostrander. She was employed by Burns, Brooks and McNeil as an Insurance Agent retiring in 2020. Very active in her community, she was a member of the Torrington Lions Club, as well as a long-term volunteer at the Warner Theatre and the CHH Gift Shop. A communicant of St. Francis Church, she served as a Eucharistic Minister and also on the St. Francis Church Finance Committee, and was a member of the St. Francis Women’s Club.

She is survived by her children, Jo Ellen Lopez and her husband David, of Torrington, CT, Krystine Milewski and her husband Matthew of Severna Park, MD and Bill Quartiero and his wife Michelle of Torrington. She is also survived by her six cherished grandchildren, Erika Lopez, Andrew, August and Aiden Milewski and Paige and Tyler Quartiero as well as a great grand child and two nieces. She was predeceased by her brother Raymond Ostrander and sister-in-law Jacqueline Ostrander.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to the wonderful and caring staff at Wolcott Hall and The Cottage at Litchfield Hills for the kindness that was shown to their mom.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with the cortege leaving at 9:30 a.m. from Cook Funeral Home, 82 Litchfield St., Torrington, CT to St. Francis Church (St. John Paul the Great Parish), 160 Main St., Torrington, CT for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Francis New Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Cook Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America -http://www.alzfdn.org.