Sara Carpenter died Friday at home. Se was 82.
She was born in High Bridge and lived in Clinton before moving to Metuchen in 1939.
She was a lane coordinator for Stelton Lanes, Piscataway, retiring in March.
She was founder, first president and secretary of the Metuchen Woman's Bowling League for 20 years. She also founded the Central Jersey Woman's Major League in 1950 and the Central Jersey Woman's Individual Classic League in 1960. In 1971, she was elected to the Central Jersey Woman's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She also organized and supervised the children's leagues at Edison Lanes, and Stelton Lanes, Piscataway.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen.
Her husband, Leon A. died in 1968.
Surviving are two sons, Tom of Edison and Brian of Sarasota, Fla, a daughter, Muffy Clark of Wayne; 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Clinton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., 5th Floor, Edison.
She was born in High Bridge and lived in Clinton before moving to Metuchen in 1939.
She was a lane coordinator for Stelton Lanes, Piscataway, retiring in March.
She was founder, first president and secretary of the Metuchen Woman's Bowling League for 20 years. She also founded the Central Jersey Woman's Major League in 1950 and the Central Jersey Woman's Individual Classic League in 1960. In 1971, she was elected to the Central Jersey Woman's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She also organized and supervised the children's leagues at Edison Lanes, and Stelton Lanes, Piscataway.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen.
Her husband, Leon A. died in 1968.
Surviving are two sons, Tom of Edison and Brian of Sarasota, Fla, a daughter, Muffy Clark of Wayne; 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Clinton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., 5th Floor, Edison.
Sara Carpenter died Friday at home. Se was 82.
She was born in High Bridge and lived in Clinton before moving to Metuchen in 1939.
She was a lane coordinator for Stelton Lanes, Piscataway, retiring in March.
She was founder, first president and secretary of the Metuchen Woman's Bowling League for 20 years. She also founded the Central Jersey Woman's Major League in 1950 and the Central Jersey Woman's Individual Classic League in 1960. In 1971, she was elected to the Central Jersey Woman's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She also organized and supervised the children's leagues at Edison Lanes, and Stelton Lanes, Piscataway.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen.
Her husband, Leon A. died in 1968.
Surviving are two sons, Tom of Edison and Brian of Sarasota, Fla, a daughter, Muffy Clark of Wayne; 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Clinton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., 5th Floor, Edison.
She was born in High Bridge and lived in Clinton before moving to Metuchen in 1939.
She was a lane coordinator for Stelton Lanes, Piscataway, retiring in March.
She was founder, first president and secretary of the Metuchen Woman's Bowling League for 20 years. She also founded the Central Jersey Woman's Major League in 1950 and the Central Jersey Woman's Individual Classic League in 1960. In 1971, she was elected to the Central Jersey Woman's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She also organized and supervised the children's leagues at Edison Lanes, and Stelton Lanes, Piscataway.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen.
Her husband, Leon A. died in 1968.
Surviving are two sons, Tom of Edison and Brian of Sarasota, Fla, a daughter, Muffy Clark of Wayne; 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Clinton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., 5th Floor, Edison.
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