Bette Kay (Dwoskin) Kurtzman

FUNERAL SERVICE: Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. 

SHIVA: Shiva will be held on Sunday, October 4 at 5:00 PM at 6105 Blue Stone Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.

RECORDING: Please click here to view the video recording of the funeral service. 

OBITUARY: 

Bette Dwoskin Kurtzman, 91, passed away October 1, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia, her lifelong home. 

Born to Oscar and Freda Dwoskin, Bette was the oldest of three children and grew up in a large, close-knit Atlanta family. She graduated from Emory University and met Lewis “Lew” Kurtzman at the Progressive Club. They married on August 6, 1956, raised three children, and shared 64 years of marriage until Lew’s death in 2020. 

Exceptionally bright, Bette was known for her sharp wit and wonderfully sarcastic sense of humor. She was a voracious reader and a talented needlepointer and knitter. She loved playing canasta, bridge and mahjong with friends. Bette and Lew traveled extensively, sharing a love of art, collecting and shopping. 

Family was at the center of Bette’s life. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who rarely missed a dance recital or ball game. Her grandchildren will especially remember sleepovers that often included a trip to Target followed by ice cream. 

Bette was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lew. She is survived by her children, Amy, Ricky and Laney; sister and brother-in-law, Toby and Tom Rosing; brother and sister-in-law, Myron and Laura Lee Dwoskin; grandchildren, Alix Jampol (Michael O’Connell), Jordan Jampol (Megan Fitzpatrick), Kyatt Byrd, Sydney Byrd and Heath Byrd; and great-grandchildren, Judah and Oren O’Connell. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bette’s memory to Temple Sinai of Atlanta, Hadassah, or the Alzheimer’s Association.