Emily Sullivan Greenberger

Emily Sullivan Greenberger October 12, 1930 - February 7, 2011 Beaufort, S.C. - Emily Coy "Mimi" Sullivan Greenberger , aged 80, beloved wife of Stephen Greenberger, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Monday , February 7, 2011. Born on October 12, 1930 in Anderson S.C., she was the daughter of the late Coy Meeks Sullivan and Charles Starke Sullivan. Mrs. Greenberger graduated from Anderson Girls' High School, Duke University and Farleigh Dickenson University. A resident of Morristown and then Brookside and Mendham N.J. for 40 years, Mrs. Greenberger raised five children, worked as a docent for the Morris Museum, was a member of the Junior League of Morristown, serving as First Vice President and as an Elder on the Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown. She then completed her Masters of Arts in Teaching, taught seventh grade and then was K - 8 English Coordinator at William Annin Junior High School in Basking Ridge for 20 years. In retirement, she and her husband, Steve, moved to Beaufort, S.C. where she became a Master Gardener and a member of the Sea Island Garden Club. She was an active volunteer in the Born to Read Program of Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Beaufort Library, helping to build the Books Sandwiched In series. Mrs. Greenberger was an avid bridge player and a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort, serving as an Elder there as well. In addition to her husband of 60 years, she is survived by her children, Valerie Greenberger Marcil and husband, Henry Nechemias of Columbia, S.C., Douglas Winston Greenberger and wife, Marie-Ange of Piermont, N.Y., Lauren Claire Greenberger and husband, Richard Gittleman of Bethesda, M.D., Jonathan Peter Greenberger and wife Brigit, of Reno, N.V.,and Carol Peyton Greenberger and husband, James Heines of Ashville, N.C.; and ten grandchildren Emily Marcil Judge and husband Caleb of Cincinnati, O.H., Lucy Evelyn Marcil, Charles Gregory Marcil, Matthew Stowe Gittleman, Claire Meeks Gittleman, Alexander Julian Greenberger, Daphne Pauline Heines, Stephen Roscoe Greenberger, Nolan Johann Greenberger and Leah Margaret Greenberger. Mrs. Greenberger was recently predeceased by her dear sister, Luta Bewley 'Bootie' Sullivan Mayfield. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort conducted by the Reverend Patrick Perryman followed by a reception in the church hall. A private burial will be held at the National Cemetery of Beaufort. Memorial gifts would be gratefully accepted for the American Cancer Society (P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or www.cancer.org), Friends of Caroline Hospice (1110 13th St., Port Royal, SC 29935) or the First Presbyterian Church (Church and North St., Beaufort, SC 29902).