Obituary of Beatrice Korzeniowski

Beatrice ( Sternman) Korzeniowski of Wildwood Crest, NJ passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at the age of 87. Bea was born in Wilmington, Delaware on March 15, 1930 to the late Ida and Philip Sternman, long time local grocery shop owners who moved to Wildwood from Wilmington in 1932. She remained a life-long resident very active in her community and graduating from Wildwood High School in 1947. Bea was the original member of the Holly Beach Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, past president of the Greater Wildwood Little League Auxiliary. Honorary Member of the Wildwood Civic Club ( 60+ years) and the Red Hat Society of the Wildwood Crest " Clam Shell Queens". Bea was predeceased by her sister Miriam, her brother Leonard, her husband Henry " Hank", and daughter Cecelia. She is survived by her sons and their families: Stephen and Deb of Media, Pa; Michael formerly of Havertown, PA and now of Almaty, Kazakhstan; Henry and Carol of Livingston, NJ; Dr. Philip and Brenda of Egg Harbor Township, NJ and 8 grandchildren- Michael, Jason, Joseph, Katie, Kristina, Kira, Cameron and Alek. Bea had three careers: Laboratory Technician ( Graduate of Atlantic City Hospital) at Burdette Tomlin Hospital, Banker at Chemical Bank, and first and foremost and primary career was a wife, mother and grandmother. Bea was devoted to her family and enjoyed traveling, her flower gardens as well as knitting and baking cookies and peanut brittle for her family and friends, especially at Christmas. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Lupus Foundation in memory of Cecelia at www.Lupus. org or mail your donation to Lupus Foundation of America, 1318 F Street NW, Suite 305, Washington, DC 20004. Funeral services will be held 11am Thursday March 23rd at the Ingersoll-Greenwood Funeral Home, 1201 Central Ave., North Wildwood, NJ where friends may call from 10 am at the funeral home, Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lower Township, NJ. Condolences ingersollgreenwoodfh.com