Elma A. Lant

ELMA A. LANT AGE: 93 HOPATCONG Elma A. (Walter) Lant, 93, of Hopatcong, died Thursday October 8, 2009, peacefully at her home where she was cared for by her family and Compassionate Care Hospice. Born in Newark NJ, Elma moved to Hillside when she was 5 years old. She graduated from Hillside High School and Berkeley School of Business. She was employed at Merck & Company in Rahway and was a secretary at Theodore Walter Copperworks in Newark. She was the beloved wife of the late Stewart G. Lant, her high school sweetheart, for 58 years. They lived in Orange, Livingston and then in Hopatcong for 45 years. Elma was a member of the Hopatcong Women's Club, an honorary member of the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, a charter member of the Livingston Presbyterian Church, member of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum and the Knee Deep Club. Devoted mother of Elma-Jean Wood of Hopatcong. Cherished grandmother of Matthew S. Wood and his wife Renee of Asbury and Scott R. Wood and Sandra Levitt of Lake Mohawk. Loving great grandmother of Samantha N and Brandon M. Wood. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Service on Tuesday October 13 at 10:00AM at the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing. The funeral home will open at 9:30AM. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside. Visiting will be held in the funeral home on Monday October 12 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Knee Deep Club, PO Box 404, Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849 to help preserve the lake and fish. For further information and to offer online condolences please visit Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home's internet address at www.leberlakeside.com.