Helen Sinclair Perl

1919 - 2019

Helen Sinclair Perl

Rumson - Helen Sinclair Perl, 99 years of age and wife of the late Jacob Perl (1998) died at her home on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Helen was born in Rumson on September 23, 1919 to William Sinclair and Elizabeth Kennedy Sinclair.

She attended the Lafayette Street School and was a distinguished member of the first class to graduate from the Rumson High School in 1936. Helen married Jake Perl in May, 1942 and spent her entire life in Rumson. She managed the family businesses, Perl's Fuels and The Sunnyside Deli, and later worked at Ebsco Information Services.

Helen was a communicant of Holy Cross RC Church, a founding member of the Rumson Women's Club, an avid Scrabble player, master of The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle and a fixture at Penninsula House Beach Club. She was a wonderful mother and friend, warm and witty and will be missed by her large community of friends and family.

Helen was pre-deceased by her sisters, Betty Van Brunt and Peg Schultz. Surviving are her sisters Patricia Coan and Carol Carter; and children: Eric Perl and wife Susan; Kurt Perl; Ellen lovino and husband John; William Christopher Perl; Genie Perl and husband Michael Vuocolo; and Liz Perl Erichsen and husband Todd. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call at Posten's Funeral Home, 59 E. Lincoln Ave. at Central Ave. Atlantic Highlands, NJ on Sunday from 4 - 7 PM. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Monday at 10 AM from Holy Cross RC Church in Rumson. All further services are private and at the convenience of the family.