Alice Marvina (Carroll) Cook Obituary (1924

Alice Marvina (Carroll) Cook, 93, died on Monday, July 17, 2017 at her home in Monroe Twp. Alice was born on June 25, 1924, in Sayreville, to Christina (Katie) and Thomas Carroll. She graduated valedictorian from St. Mary's High School in South Amboy, in 1941. After high school she worked in New York City for the Pennsylvania Railroad where she met her husband William (Bill) Cook. She and Bill lived in Franklin Park, into their 80s when they moved to Rossmoor Community. As a travel agent for over 30 years, she traveled widely and especially loved her many visits to the coast of Ireland and Oaxaca, Mexico. She retired in 1984 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for which she coordinated travel. Alice was an accomplished amateur artist and in her later years enjoyed china painting in addition to oil and pastels. She was a member of the Christian Science Church in Princeton. She was predeceased by her husband and will be interred alongside him at Brigadier General William Doyle Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, NJ. She is survived by her daughter, Christine, and her granddaughter, Allyse Hellmich; son-in-law, Richard Hellmich; brother, Alvan Carroll; sister-in-law, Joyce Carroll; nephew, Alan Carroll and his wife Darlene; niece, Laurie Harrison and her husband Michael and son James; and sisters-in-law Margaret Wayson, Audrey Vocaturo, and Joan Cook. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rossmoor Community Church, Monroe Township, NJ.