R. Carol Bednarczyk

Born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, she was brought to Staten Island as an infant in 1935 and grew up in Westerleigh and Port Richmond, moving to Castleton Corners in 1964. She moved to Iselin, New Jersey in the 1980�s retired in 1998 to Palm Coast, Florida and relocated in 2005 to Whiting, New Jersey. Graduated from Port Richmond High School, where she was Valedictorian, Secretary of the General Organization, News Editor of the student newspaper, �Crow�s Nest,� member of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the school Honor League, The Arista. �Most Service to the School� Award. Upon graduation, she was an Administrative Assistant with the former Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Manhattan, and worked in the Public Relations Department on the company newspaper, �Pegasus�. In later years she was Executive Secretary to the President of Masters, Mates & Pilots for 12 years and Executive Assistant to the Director, Marketing, of Wills Group for 9 years, both New York City. She was past president of Snug Harbor Little League Auxiliary; Volunteered at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach; Daytona International Airport; and the Outreach Ministry of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Palm Coast. She was an avid reader, especially biographies, histories and espionage fiction but her passion was reading the newspapers, including the Newseum, Washington, D.C.�s interactive museum, with access to the day�s front pages in cities across the United States. Her grandfather, Homer Jackson Humbert, was with he Morning Republican newspaper before it was absorbed by the Chester Times (Pennsylvania.) Her great, great, great grandfather, Andrew Humbert, came from Alsace-Lorraine and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He settled I Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania prior to 1800. She especially loved family gatherings. Enjoyed researching the family history, including father�s family who were early settlers, six brothers who came to America at different times from 1750 to 1767 arriving in the Port of Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer Jackson Humbert, Jr. and Helen Gordon Humbert; her sisters, Claire Newman and Suzanne Marringer; her half-brother , Homer Jackson Humbert III, of Washington , D.C. and her former husband, Albert J. Bednarczyk. She is survived by four sons, Thomas, Staten Island; Paul (Jean) Staten Island; James (Rosa) Spotswood, NJ; Glenn (Mitzi) Louisville KY; a daughter Carol Jean (Jean-Noel) Bouscaud, Manhattan her beloved grandchildren, Paul, Kristyn, Justin, Hope, Ethan, Olivia-Marie, Vanessa, Brianna and great grandchildren Lily and Jaxson.

R. Carol Bednarczyk

February 2, 1935 - May 3, 2020