Obituary of Anne G. Schenck

Anne G. Schenck passed away peacefully on September 15, 2009, happy in her final years, holding the hand of her beloved daughter, Suzanne, and dressed Great to the end. She was affectionately known as Annie to her family and friends. She will be remembered as a strong woman who loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Great stood up and made a difference when her children hit their personal shoals. She always encouraged them to persevere when life got difficult with her famous words "Everything will be fine" or "Don't worry, it will come to you." Anne, a resident of Brick, NJ, spent many years raising her family in Bay Head, NJ and then retiring for a period in Naples, FL. She graduated from The Women's College of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1939. Anne, known as The Barefoot Peddler, had antique shops in Bay Head and Pt. Pleasant over the years, and was a long time fixture at the Pt. Pleasant Antique Emporium. Anne loved to travel and found great excitement in visiting new places and cruising throughout the world. Travels included travelling half way around the world to celebrate Mother's Day in 1995 with her son Kenneth on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She loved chili, the Atlanta Braves, crossword puzzles, men in uniform, dressing in style, finding a good deal, and being surrounded by people she loved. She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 1977 and his son George, Jr. She is survived by her son Kenneth Boyle of Pinehurst, NC, her daughter, Suzanne B. Van Schoick and her husband John of Bay Head, her son J. Brewster Schenck and his wife Cheri of Poway, CA, and George's children Paul Schenck and his wife Uta of Yellow Springs, OH and Agatha Forsyth and her partner Diana of Purdum, NE. Also surviving are sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Braves hat on your head, martini in one hand - a handsome gentleman and cruise tickets in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, WOO HOO - What a Ride!" A private family celebration of life will be held Monday, September 21, 2009 in Bay Head, NJ.