Obituary of Isobel Bitner

Isobel Bitner, 90, of Hilton Head Island died February 3, 2021.  Born of Scottish parents, and raised in Rugby, England, Isobel was graduated with an M.A. in History from Edinburgh University, one of the United Kingdom’s top rated research universities.  She did post graduate training in Library Science while working in the public library at Manchester.

She came to the United States on a one-year internship at the public library in Toledo, Ohio, a job which evolved into positions in corporate and late university libraries.  She spend twenty years in New York, where she married and raised her twin children, a girl and a boy.

Isobel retired to Hilton Head In 1989.  After attending an Open House at the Heritage Library, she decided to organize and expand the genealogy material she fell heir to from a cousin on her side, and from her husband’s grandfather.

She became hooked, and started volunteering at the Library in 2000.  She has also served on the Board.  Says Isobel, “It is a great way to combine a hobby and career experience.”  She also volunteered at the Bargain Box and Volunteers in Medicine.

Isobel is survived by her twins, Neal Bitner and Anne Redman.

Due to the Pandemic the family feels it will be best to not have a service at this time for the safety and health of others.

Donations may be made to the Heritage Library, Bargain Box or Volunteers in Medicine.