A Celebration of Life memorial service for for Township Committeewoman and Mayor Pat Schriver is being held in Memorial Park at 10:30 a.m. on May 21, 2016.
LEBANON TWP. - A Celebration of Life memorial service for Pat Schriver, an 11-term Township Committee member, including six terms as mayor, is being held in Memorial Park at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Schriver, 79, died on March 15. She left the township committee at the end of 2014, having served on it since 1982.
A native of Gettysburg, Pa., she served as director of teenage programs for the YM-YWCA of Westfield and later as executive director of Four Seasons Outdoor Center in Califon.
Schriver was vice president of Support Services at Custom Alloy Corporation in High Bridge until the her death, having joined the company in 1981.
She had a bachelor of science degree in recreation education from The Pennsylvania State University.
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Schriver served as a committeewoman for 33 years and was instrumental in the development of the Memorial Park. She was also founder and past president of the board of trustees of the North Hunterdon Senior Center, served as trustee of the Hunterdon Learning Center and board member of the Hunterdon County YMCA and was recognized as their volunteer of the year in 2003.
Schriver was past president of the Hunterdon County Municipal Officers Association and in 2014 was inducted into the N.J. State League of Municipalities Elected Officials Hall of Fame.
In June 2015, she was recognized by the township at its annual recognition gathering.
As an active alumna of Penn State, she volunteered her time to the university as a Board member of the College of Health and Human Development and Coordinator of the Penn State Alumni Admissions Program in northern Hunterdon and Warren counties. She was also a member of the northern NJ Penn State Alumni Chapter.
She was an avid fan of Penn State football, and is well known for the tailgate parties she hosted with her friends, Jessica and Andy Miller.
Schriver enjoyed the outdoors and caring for her lawn and gardens, according to her obituary. She was a mentor to many young people, many of whom called her "Aunt Pat".
Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Lebanon Township Memorial Park, care of Lebanon Township Municipal Building, 530 West Hill Road, Glen Gardner, NJ 08826.