Catherine White Williams, of Freehold Township, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. She was born March 12, 1914 in Freehold Borough. She was predeceased by her parents, Dr. Augustus R. White and Anna Carman White; and her sisters, Henrietta Conover, Clarice Willard and Margaret Bussum. Catherine graduated from Freehold High School in 1931 and from Montclair State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1935. In 1968 she was awarded a Master of Science degree from Kean College. Catherine was a professional educator for over 30 years most of them as a teacher and administrator in the Freehold Township School District. She served for nine years on the Freehold Borough Board of Education and 10 years on the Freehold Regional Board of Education. A member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Freehold, Catherine is survived by her son, Leonard B. "Mike" Williams and his wife Mary; two grandsons and their wives, Christopher W. and Marycatherine of Derry, N.H., and Ian W. and Kathleen of Ambler, Pa.; and a niece, Gretchen Batchelar of Point Pleasant. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, with a service to follow at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold. Interment at Old Tennent Cemetery will be private.
Published in Asbury Park Press on January 27, 2010
Old Tennent Churchyard Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Plot Grave 239, Section B, Block 14 Memorial ID 47248801
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