Betty Street Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt, Betty Street

Born Elizabeth Kimberly Street, she was raised in Port Washington, NY, and educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and Manhattanville College. Betty was a tireless volunteer with the Winchester (MA) Trails program, which provided nature and science education to the town’s children. She also worked on the local conservation commission, and volunteered with the Massachusetts Audubon Society, the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, the Girl Scouts of America and the Saint Mary Parish confirmation program, among many others. In retirement, she worked with the Narrow River Preservation Association and the Literacy Volunteers. She was the widow of Peter (Albert Rudkin) Vanderbilt, who died in 2015. Betty and Peter raised seven children and always had room for one more.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 10:30am in St. Veronica Chapel, 1035 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett. Her burial will be private in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly.