Elizabeth “Betty” Schram

Mrs. Schram, 91, of Freehold, died Aug. 30, 2008, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Schram was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Jerome E. Schram, in 1985; a granddaughter, Kate Caruso; sonsin law James Caruso and Charles Hayes; and sisters, Carol (Tiny) Wieser and Margie Walker. She leaves behind her eight children, Elizabeth Flanagan and her life partner, Nancy Wilkinson, of Westfield, Mary Caruso-Albert and husband, John, of Freehold, Kathleen Hayes and partner, Gary Corliss, of Freehold, Jerome Schram and wife, Maryann, of Troy, Pa., Jean Maier and husband, Richard, of Cranford, Teresa Caruso and fiancé, John Gant, of Howell, Joanne Grimes and husband, Dennis, of Freehold and Margaret Barbuty-Jennings and husband, Jack Jennings, of Bedminster; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Ida Meyer, of Euliss, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township, followed by private interment. Memorial donations may be made to Holistic Care Hospice, 54 E. Water St., Toms River, NJ 08753.