Elaine Ann (Gaffney) Piter 77 of West Palm Beach Florida passed away Friday December 9th 2022.
She was born March 9, 1945 in Stamford, CT .She attended Sacred Heart Academy and worked in St. Joseph's hospital in the the foundling nursery. She was married to Jeffery P. Piter on September 10 1966 at St. Mary's Church in Stamford, CT.
Elaine was a great wife and mother. She was an Army wife to Jeff and she traveled the globe including Germany and Panama with him in service to our country. Elaine also worked as his Dental Assistant when he opened his practice in Juno Beach. No one loves to come to the dentist but everyone loved coming to see my parents to hear the latest stories of craziness that was their life. Everyone always left with a smile. My mother was quick with a joke and always one to try and make you feel better if you were down.
She was the baker of all things yummy and famous for her peanut butter and chocolate kiss cookies. She always made cookies for the people in the plaza they worked in, when she retired she made cookies for the neighbors kids and of course her grandchildren who were the light of her life.
Elaine is survived by her daughter & son in law Suzanne & Erik Smith, her son Philip William Piter, her grandson Colin Joseph Smith and grand daughter Ashton Elaine Smith. She is also survived by her sister and brother in law Arlene and Tom Buckley , sister in law Rosalie Piter, Nephews and Neices Alan and Sandy, David and Keith Piter, Jay and Lisa Piter, Wendy Ebert and Shayla Wilson and Christopher Harbert.
Elaine is preceded in death by her parents William and Janet Gaffney and brother William P. Gaffney her father and mother in law Philip and Sophie Piter, her brother in law Martian Piter and her beloved husband Jeffery Paul Piter.
A private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Elaine's name to Elaine's son Philip's school for the disabled.
Liberty Movement ADT
4611 Lake Worth Rd
Greenacres, Fl 33463
Attn Romane Rhoden
libertymovement491@gmail.com