Obituary of Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Betty Schumacher Wilson, age 89, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at the McCutchen Friends Home in North Plainfield. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Charles and Elizabeth Stahle Schumacher, Betty lived in North Plainfield since the age of 9. Betty worked as a bookkeeper for the North Plainfield Board of Education for 20 years, retiring in 1984. She was a parishioner of St. Lukes R.C. Church in North Plainfield. She belonged to the North Plainfield Senior Citizens and was a member of the St. Josephs PTA in North Plainfield. Betty enjoyed playing bridge, crocheting and knitting for her family as well as for the disabled veterans. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert P. Wilson, Sr. in 1963 and her son, Robert Wilson, Jr. on June 3, 2003. She is survived by her two daughters, Mary W. Castro of North Plainfield and Elizabeth C. Wilson, Ph.D. of Whitehouse Station; six grandchildren, Wendy Kennedy, Lori Wilson, Beth Crawford, Jennifer Crawford, Terry Castro and Bob Castro; and one great-grandson, John Wilson Kennedy. The funeral will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. from Higgins Home for Funerals, 461 Somerset Street, North Plainfield, followed by an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Lukes R.C. Church in North Plainfield. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to The McCutchen Friends Home, 112 Linden Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ 07060.