Betty Cardinal

Betty C. "Dinda" Cardinal, 91, of North Conway died October 19, 2011 at Mineral Springs in North Conway. Born in Albany, NH on August 12, 1920, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Tuttle) Colbert, she was the youngest of eight children. Betty moved into the Whittaker house on River Road in North Conway when she was six and lived there for the next 83 years. She married Robert Cardinal of Conway on July 1, 1941 and they were together for 57 years prior to his death in 1998.
Mrs. Cardinal worked at the Nereledge Inn, The Farm, The Woodshed and the Old Colony Restaurant, all in the Mt. Washington Valley. She loved going to dances, fishing, bowling and most of all her family. She was called "Dinda" by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all of their friends and the door was always open to everyone at "Dinda's Diner".
The family includes her daughter, Caroline Twombly of Center Conway; two grandchildren, Brenda Moss and her husband Eben of Jackson and Brad Twombly and his wife Cathy of Center Conway; great-grandchildren, Tearyn Twombly and friend Jamie Greene of North Conway, Cameron Twombly of Center Conway and their cousin Ashley Marshall, Jesse Moss of Boston and Ben Moss of North Conway and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her former son-in-law, Sherman Twombly and her lifelong friend Virginia Randall.
She was predeceased by her brothers, Clarence, Cedric, Calvin, James and her sisters, Norrilla Bunker, Phyllis Henry and Ellouise Delaney.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Sponseller and all of the people at Mineral Springs who gave her such great care in her last years of life.
Funeral services will be held Monday October 31, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway with the Rev. Everett Bunker, officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be in the North Conway Cemetery.
Donations may be sent to Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1842, North Conway, NH 03860 or to the Conway Humane Soci