Lily Berenbroick Obituary
Lily E. Berenbroick (nee Haiss), age 95 of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, died on Friday, April 21, 2023, after a brief illness. She had lived in River Edge, Woodcliff Lake, and Green Pond, New Jersey before retiring to Deerfield Beach, Florida where she lived for nearly thirty-five years. In 2008, she returned to New Jersey, settling in at Cedar Crest Village.
Lily was born in New York City to the late Alice and Raymond C. Haiss. She graduated from Rhodes High School in New York City and attended Berkeley College until her marriage to A. Starr Berenbroick in 1947. After marrying, Lily took great pride in raising her family. She was a PTA President, Little League Mother, Cub Scout Den Leader, Girl Scout Leader, and was President of the Green Pond Summer Women's Club. After volunteering, she worked at many different jobs. These included Manager of Knits Galore in Newfoundland, Secretary at Mayer Beaton in Totowa and Trainer of new Tellers at Glendale Federal Bank in Florida.
She enjoyed sailing, golfing, tennis, dancing, and playing Bridge. She truly enjoyed time spent with her dear friends at Cedar Crest playing Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle and Polish Poker. She loved the many trips into New York City and the two river cruises in Europe. She was particularly proud to have bowled many 300 games with the Wii bowling league at Cedar Crest. She was also grateful for all the memories and dear friends she enjoyed at Green Pond throughout her many years there. For the last fifteen years, she looked forward to having lunch on the deck of the Green Pond Yacht Club with her daughter and family.
Lily was predeceased by her husband of sixty years: A. Starr Berenbroick in 2007. She was the adored mother of Carolyn Keegan and her husband James of Green Pond, New Jersey, and son Starr H. Berenbroick and his wife Debbie of Radcliff, Kentucky. Cherished grandmother of James C. Keegan and his wife Maribel, Carly Carrocioli, Phillip Berenbroick and his wife Reshma, and Jacob Berenbroick and his wife Adriane. She was a loving great-grandmother to Maya, Marc, Ryder, Hunter, Indira and Nikhil.
