Edith Bertsche Mitchell

Background

Mitchell, Edith Bertsche was born on October 1, 1924 in New York City. Daughter of Carl Victor and Hertha (Woelfler) Bertsche.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Swarthmore College, 1945; Master of Science, Hofstra U., 1962.

Career

Director, Head Start, Bay Shore, New York, 1967-1968; organizer, director, Windward Tutoring Project, Waimanalo, Hawaii., 1970-1972; teacher Title I, Hawaii State Department Education, Waimanalo, 1975-1978; teacher, Academy of Pacific, Honolulu, 1979-1987, 88-90; teacher, Fairhaven School, Honolulu, 1987-1988; teacher, Hawaii State Department Education, Kaneohe, 1990-1996. Behavioral counselor Hawaii State Department Education, Enchanted Lake, 1973-1974. Teacher Association for Retarded Children, Bay Shore, New York, 1964-1967.

Achievements

• Edith Bertsche Mitchell has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

School superintendent United Methodist Church, Bay Shore, 1953-1955. School superintendent United Methodist Church, Kailua, Hawaii, 1971-1973, Stephen minister, 1988-1989. Leader Cub Scout troop Boy Scouts American, Bay Shore, 1956-1958.

Leader Brownie troop Girl Scouts United States, Bay Shore, 1959-1961.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, reading, gardening, writing family memories, contacting friends and family.

Connections

Married Lee Carlyle Mitchell, June 22, 1946 (deceased May 1995). Children: Lee Clark, Alan Wallace, Curtis Carl, Linda Claire, Ronald Bruce, Janet Susan.

Father:

Carl Victor Bertsche

Mother:

Hertha (Woelfler) Bertsche

Spouse:

Lee Carlyle Mitchell

child:

Alan Wallace Mitchell

child:

Janet Susan Mitchell

child:

Ronald Bruce Mitchell

child:

Linda Claire Mitchell

child:

Curtis Carl Mitchell

child:

Lee Clark Mitchell