Maria Amalia Killops Obituary (1926

Maria A. (Wenger) Killops 94 of Monroe Township died Thursday June 17th at the Monroe Village Health Care Center, Monroe Township. Born in Reinach, Switzerland. She trained in bookkeeping in addition to tailoring and worked as a governess for a family in England where she met the love of her life, Robert Killops. They soon married and lived in Switzerland where their son, Robert Ian, was born. They moved to England where they lived until immigrating to America in 1954. Their daughter, Marian, was born in 1956. They settled in Jamesburg and lived there for many years before moving to the Clearbrook community in Monroe Township in 1979. Maria was a skilled seamstress and made all the clothes for her family. She excelled in and enjoyed all handwork including needlepoint, knitting and crocheting. Maria was a talented chef and baker, and could teach Martha Stewart a thing or two about the art of canning and jam making. She was an avid reader and was a member of the Round About Book Club of Jamesburg. She was a member of St. James the Less Church. Most of all she loved her family and devoted her life to them. She was predeceased by her husband Robert in January of this year, her son 2nd Lt. Robert Ian Killops in 1972, her parents Florian and Amalia (Fink) Wenger, her brother Josef and her sister Elisabeth Bernet-Wenger. Surviving are her daughter Marian Craig and her husband William of Monroe Township and her three grandchildren Ian Craig and his wife Lauren, Dr. Robin Craig and Kelly Craig and her fiance Pat Perrella. A funeral service will be held 12:30 p.m., Monday June 21st at the Lester Memorial Home. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Monroe Township. Visitation for family and friends will be Monday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Craig/Killops Family Scholarship, Monmouth University, University Advancement, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764.