Funeral Services Held For Joan Mesnick, 80

Joan Aileen Mesnick, 80, recently of Roseland, died on Friday, September 9, after a battle with cancer. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Mrs. Mesnick attended Madison High School and Upsala College and was graduated with honors from New York University. She taught first grade in New York City before marrying and moving to Livingston. Mrs. Mesnick managed a doctor's offi ce for several decades before retiring in 2011. She managed the Marvin A. Mesnick scholarship fund at Temple Emanu-El. Mrs. Mesnick was predeceased by her husband, Marvin, and her brother, Paul Schenker. She is survived by her daughters, Geri Verlaque and her husband, John, and Wendy Lazarus and her husband, Robert; four grandchildren; and her longtime partner, Carl Weinike. Contributions may be made to the Marvin A. Mesnick scholarship fund at Temple Emanu-El, 264 West Northfi eld Road, Livingston, NJ 07039, or to St. Barnabas Medical Center (Cancer Center), 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039. Arrangements were by Bernheim-Apter- Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel.