Carol Beckman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Carol Maher Beckman of Old Bridge, N.J., passed away on October 7, 2020 at Saint Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, after a brief illness. She was 86. Carol was born on July 26, 1934, in Queens Village, N.Y. to James J. and Dorothy (née Darrow) Maher. She grew up in Queens Village and in Seaford, where she enjoyed creative writing, many friendships, and summers out on the South Shore of Long Island. She graduated from Saint Michael's High School in Manhattan, and received a bachelor of arts degree in English from Saint Joseph College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Carol was employed as an editor at Western Electric Company in Manhattan prior to marrying Frederick W. Beckman on June 15, 1958. The couple resided first in Flushing and then Baldwin, N.Y., before settling in Old Bridge, N.J. They lived in their home for nearly 54 years, raising four children and creating many joyful memories. Carol was a devoted communicant at Immaculate Conception Church in Spotswood. She was an avid traveler who took great pleasure in planning trips throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, all across Europe, and to such far flung places as Egypt, Russia, Syria, and Jordan. She spent many happy hours creating photo albums to commemorate these journeys, as well as many family milestones and events. At home, she enjoyed reading, needlework, jigsaw puzzles, decorating, and collecting. In addition to milk glass and ginger beer bottles, she was particularly fond of her lifelong collection of Nancy Ann Story Book dolls. Carol is survived by her husband of 62 years, Frederick Beckman, and their children and spouses: Sara and Karl Ulrich Pfau of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Peter and Maria Beckman of North Plainfield, N.J., Susan and Christopher Greenwell of Bowie, MD, and Anne and Hervé Barrier of East Brunswick, N.J. She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Patricia, Rebecca, Thomas, and Jennifer Greenwell, Tatiana Beckman Pinkowski and her husband Ryan, and Toniann, Zachary, and Hannah Beckman. A funeral service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Spotswood on Monday, October 12.

Carol Beckman

July 26, 1934 - October 7, 2020