The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, December 12, 2013:
Mary Alma Bushong, 100
A memorial service for township resident Mary Alma Bushong will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave., Short Hills.
Interment will be private.
Mrs. Bushong, 100, died Dec. 5 at Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison.
Born in 1913 in Wall Township, she was a graduate of Manasquan High School and New Jersey College, which is now Douglas College in New Brunswick. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and served as class president during her senior year. She was president of her Douglas College Alumnae class for 17 years.
Mrs. Bushong was awarded the Vanguard Service Award from Douglas College in 2006 for her service and efforts in parliamentary procedures and bylaw revisions.
She was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and a past president of the Dorothy B. McGlade Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Mrs. Bushong was a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and became an honorary life member after 50 years of membership in 2006.
She was past president of Summit College Club, which is a division of AAUW. She was the past president of the Woman's Club of Millburn and served as financial secretary of the New Jersey Federation of Woman's Clubs in New Brunswick.
Mrs. Bushong was also a former trustee and recording secretary of the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills, a former Brownie leader and corporate member of the Girl Scouts of Greater Essex County, and former recording secretary of the Millburn-Short Hills Community Fund, which is now United Way Millburn-Short Hills.
She was a member of the Governor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of Summit Nature Club.
Mrs. Bushong taught at her alma mater, Manasquan High School for several years, and then worked at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., now Verizon New Jersey in Newark, for 12 years as a business office supervisor and assistant manager.
[After her marriage she moved to Short Hills, raised her family, and joined Christ Church in Short Hills.
She was predeceased by her loving husband of 41 years, Charles Robert Bushong.]
Mrs. Bushong is survived by a son, Charles Robert Jr. of Randolph; a daughter, Charlotte Etta of the township; a sister, Phyllis Osborn Rankin Olsen of Manasquan; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memory, donations may be made to the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 226, Millburn, NJ, 07041.
To send the family a condolence letter, visit, www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com
Mary Alma Bushong, 100
A memorial service for township resident Mary Alma Bushong will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave., Short Hills.
Interment will be private.
Mrs. Bushong, 100, died Dec. 5 at Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison.
Born in 1913 in Wall Township, she was a graduate of Manasquan High School and New Jersey College, which is now Douglas College in New Brunswick. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and served as class president during her senior year. She was president of her Douglas College Alumnae class for 17 years.
Mrs. Bushong was awarded the Vanguard Service Award from Douglas College in 2006 for her service and efforts in parliamentary procedures and bylaw revisions.
She was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and a past president of the Dorothy B. McGlade Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Mrs. Bushong was a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and became an honorary life member after 50 years of membership in 2006.
She was past president of Summit College Club, which is a division of AAUW. She was the past president of the Woman's Club of Millburn and served as financial secretary of the New Jersey Federation of Woman's Clubs in New Brunswick.
Mrs. Bushong was also a former trustee and recording secretary of the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills, a former Brownie leader and corporate member of the Girl Scouts of Greater Essex County, and former recording secretary of the Millburn-Short Hills Community Fund, which is now United Way Millburn-Short Hills.
She was a member of the Governor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of Summit Nature Club.
Mrs. Bushong taught at her alma mater, Manasquan High School for several years, and then worked at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., now Verizon New Jersey in Newark, for 12 years as a business office supervisor and assistant manager.
[After her marriage she moved to Short Hills, raised her family, and joined Christ Church in Short Hills.
She was predeceased by her loving husband of 41 years, Charles Robert Bushong.]
Mrs. Bushong is survived by a son, Charles Robert Jr. of Randolph; a daughter, Charlotte Etta of the township; a sister, Phyllis Osborn Rankin Olsen of Manasquan; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memory, donations may be made to the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 226, Millburn, NJ, 07041.
To send the family a condolence letter, visit, www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com
The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, December 12, 2013:
Mary Alma Bushong, 100
A memorial service for township resident Mary Alma Bushong will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave., Short Hills.
Interment will be private.
Mrs. Bushong, 100, died Dec. 5 at Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison.
Born in 1913 in Wall Township, she was a graduate of Manasquan High School and New Jersey College, which is now Douglas College in New Brunswick. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and served as class president during her senior year. She was president of her Douglas College Alumnae class for 17 years.
Mrs. Bushong was awarded the Vanguard Service Award from Douglas College in 2006 for her service and efforts in parliamentary procedures and bylaw revisions.
She was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and a past president of the Dorothy B. McGlade Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Mrs. Bushong was a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and became an honorary life member after 50 years of membership in 2006.
She was past president of Summit College Club, which is a division of AAUW. She was the past president of the Woman's Club of Millburn and served as financial secretary of the New Jersey Federation of Woman's Clubs in New Brunswick.
Mrs. Bushong was also a former trustee and recording secretary of the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills, a former Brownie leader and corporate member of the Girl Scouts of Greater Essex County, and former recording secretary of the Millburn-Short Hills Community Fund, which is now United Way Millburn-Short Hills.
She was a member of the Governor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of Summit Nature Club.
Mrs. Bushong taught at her alma mater, Manasquan High School for several years, and then worked at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., now Verizon New Jersey in Newark, for 12 years as a business office supervisor and assistant manager.
[After her marriage she moved to Short Hills, raised her family, and joined Christ Church in Short Hills.
She was predeceased by her loving husband of 41 years, Charles Robert Bushong.]
Mrs. Bushong is survived by a son, Charles Robert Jr. of Randolph; a daughter, Charlotte Etta of the township; a sister, Phyllis Osborn Rankin Olsen of Manasquan; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memory, donations may be made to the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 226, Millburn, NJ, 07041.
To send the family a condolence letter, visit, www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com
Mary Alma Bushong, 100
A memorial service for township resident Mary Alma Bushong will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave., Short Hills.
Interment will be private.
Mrs. Bushong, 100, died Dec. 5 at Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison.
Born in 1913 in Wall Township, she was a graduate of Manasquan High School and New Jersey College, which is now Douglas College in New Brunswick. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and served as class president during her senior year. She was president of her Douglas College Alumnae class for 17 years.
Mrs. Bushong was awarded the Vanguard Service Award from Douglas College in 2006 for her service and efforts in parliamentary procedures and bylaw revisions.
She was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and a past president of the Dorothy B. McGlade Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Mrs. Bushong was a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and became an honorary life member after 50 years of membership in 2006.
She was past president of Summit College Club, which is a division of AAUW. She was the past president of the Woman's Club of Millburn and served as financial secretary of the New Jersey Federation of Woman's Clubs in New Brunswick.
Mrs. Bushong was also a former trustee and recording secretary of the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills, a former Brownie leader and corporate member of the Girl Scouts of Greater Essex County, and former recording secretary of the Millburn-Short Hills Community Fund, which is now United Way Millburn-Short Hills.
She was a member of the Governor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of Summit Nature Club.
Mrs. Bushong taught at her alma mater, Manasquan High School for several years, and then worked at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., now Verizon New Jersey in Newark, for 12 years as a business office supervisor and assistant manager.
[After her marriage she moved to Short Hills, raised her family, and joined Christ Church in Short Hills.
She was predeceased by her loving husband of 41 years, Charles Robert Bushong.]
Mrs. Bushong is survived by a son, Charles Robert Jr. of Randolph; a daughter, Charlotte Etta of the township; a sister, Phyllis Osborn Rankin Olsen of Manasquan; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memory, donations may be made to the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 226, Millburn, NJ, 07041.
To send the family a condolence letter, visit, www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com
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