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Edith M. Conklin
September 5 1941 - July 1, 2004
Edith
M. Conklin, 62, of Washington, N.J., died
Thursday, July 1, 2004, in Hunterdon Medical Center.
Born: September 5, 1941, in Paterson, N.J.,
a daughter of the late Richard Sylstra and Angelena Van Hoff.
Personal: Her husband, Robert, died in 1990.
She had lived in Washington for 25 years. Prior to that, she
had lived in Lebanon Township and Wyckoff, N.J. She was a teacher’s
aide at Brass Castle Elementary School in Washington for 15
years until her retirement just this year.
Memberships: She was a member of The Church
of the Covenant in Mansfield Township.
Survivors: two sons, Robert and Kevin, and
a daughter, Angelyn, all of Washington; a sister, Janette Hendershot
of Hackettstown; a brother, Raymond Sylstra of Seemsville, Pa.;
a granddaughter, Alyssa, and also David Van Benchoten, whom
she referred to as her adopted son. A brother, Kenneth Sylstra,
died in 2003.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church,
319 Blau Rd., Hackettstown, N.J. Family and friends may pay
their respects 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Sylstra family residence,
277 South Lincoln Ave., Washington, N.J. Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery, Harmony. The Warren Hills/Ford Memorial Home in Washington
is in charge of arrangements. Online obituaries may be viewed
at warrenhillsmemorialhome.com.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to the church, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Also, anyone
interested in giving blood may do so in Edith’s memory at Hunterdon
Medical Center.
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