Elizabeth Mueller
Mrs. Mueller, 89, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died June 5 at home. She was born in Rockaway. An alumna of Trenton State Teachers College (now The College of New Jersey), Ewing, and Newark State Teachers College, Mrs. Mueller was a kindergarten teacher in Rockaway and Newark from 1943 until she retired in 1970. Following her retirement, she volunteered in kindergarten and first-grade classrooms for many years. Mrs. Mueller is survived by her husband of 55 years, Thomas Mueller; a stepson, Robert Mueller of Olmstead, N.Y.; her godson, Nicholas Pace; two step-grandchildren; a nephew; two nieces; three grandnephews; and one grandniece. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church, Freehold Township. The Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Garden State Hospice, 70 Jackson Drive, Suite 200, Cranford 07016.
Emilie Harding Reed Buck
Mrs. Buck, of Freehold, died June 6. Born in Morristown in 1906, she was a graduate of Friends Seminary, New York, and Douglass College, New Brunswick. Mrs. Buck was an active supporter of The League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, the Girl Scouts, Freehold Community Housing and the Democratic Party. Surviving are three daughters, Rachel R. Buck of Concord, N.H.; Gertrude B. Wiant of St. Louis, Mo., and Emilie B. Turano of Somerville, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mary Ann Svizeny
Mrs. Svizeny, 51, of Freehold, died June 6 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Neptune, she was a lifelong resident of Freehold. Mrs. Svizeny was an office manager for I.P.P.C., Marlboro. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, and a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank. She was a member of the Basset Hound Club of America, where she was the corresponding secretary and a past health chairperson; and a member of the Berkshire Valley Basset Hound Club, Hudson Valley Tracking Club and the Lenape Tracking Club. Mrs. Svizeny is survived by her husband, Anthony P. Svizeny; a brother, Michael Giglio Jr.; and two nephews. The Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the AKCCHF Basset Hound Donor Advise Fund, P.O. Box 37941, Raleigh, NC 27627-7941.
Anita Silk
Mrs. Silk, 86, of Tinton Falls, died June 8 at Renaissance Gardens at Seabrook Village, Tinton Falls. Born in Irvington, she had lived in Middlesex before moving to Tinton Falls three years ago. Mrs. Silk was an executive secretary for Midland Ross, South Bound Brook, before her retirement. She was a former communicant of Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church, Middlesex, where she was active in many church organizations. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Silk, in 1999. Mrs. Silk is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Pat Silk of Freehold; and two grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway. Memorial donations may be made to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch 07740. The Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, was in charge of arrangements.