Elizabeth Lydia Eleanor (nee Ide) Schlotterbeck, 104 years old, died Monday February 8, 2021 at Cypress Palms Assisted Living Facility in Largo, where she resided after living in her own home until age 101. She was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin but moved to Ohio in childhood.  She moved to Florida from Findlay, Ohio in 1995 with her husband.

Elizabeth (Betty) was a retired elementary schoolteacher and an excellent seamstress and fabric artist.  She was a Lutheran minister's daughter and a lifelong Lutheran whose social life was built around her family and her churches both in Ohio and Florida.  In Ohio she was a Sunday School teacher, Bible School teacher and very involved in education in her community. She was a current member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Largo, FL, a member of a Women's Circle, and a proud and prolific member of their quilting group until she was 102 years old, making many Lutheran World Relief quilt tops over the years and also sewing numerous church banners.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Paul J Schlotterbeck, and all six of her brothers. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Hood, her daughter, Kristin Campbell (Charles), her son, James Schlotterbeck (Barbara), 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and her beloved church family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Missouri Ave, Largo, FL 33770.

A memorial service will be held at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on February 20, 2021 at 10AM. A video will be available in the future.