Obituary

Lindsay, Elizabeth A. "Miss Libbie", 100, lifelong resident of Lyndhurst, NJ, where she was born and raised died on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Dear aunt of Richard F. & his wife Barbara Lindsay, Carol J. & her husband Victor Tamaro, Thomas R. & his wife Carol Lindsay, Olive Marfino and Kenneth Lindsay. Also survived by many adoring grand nieces & grand nephews. Elizabeth was a member of the first graduating class of Lyndhurst High School. "Miss Libbie" as she was always known, worked as the secretary for over 40 years for the Lyndhurst Board of Education. In 1936 she qualified for the Olympics in Discus and held the record for Women's Discus in the 1930's. "Miss Libbie" was involved in the Girl Scouts of America for over 88 years in Lyndhurst and was the Director of the Girl Scout Camps for many years. She fulfilled her lifelong ambition in Girl Scout Leadership. The Girl Scout House in Lyndhurst was dedicated and renamed the "Libbie Lindsay House" in 1991. Funeral Tuesday at 8:30AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ. Funeral Service 9:30AM St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Interment East Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends will be received Sunday 7-9PM and Monday 5-9PM. Donations may be made to the Lyndhurst Girls Association 238 Livingston Ave. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071.

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