Obituary of Theresa Beisley

Theresa Beisley, 44, died peacefully on Sunday Dec. 28, 2008 at St. Clares Hospital in Denville following a six year courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Denville to Richard and Geraldine Beisley, and grew up in Rockaway. She moved to Randolph in 1992. Theresa graduated from Trenton State College in 1987 with a BS in Marketing. Theresa was the Owner/Manager of the California Beach Hut in Denville since 1988. She has been an active member of the Denville Chamber of Commerce where she had served as President from 2000 to 2002. She was selected as the 2006 Chamber Business Person of the Year. She had also been selected as the Lakeland Hills Family Y. M. C. A.'s Denville Citizen of the Year in 2004. She represented Rotary International District 7470 as a member of the Group Study Exchange to Australia in 2001. She is survived by her Life Partner of 17 and a half years Katherine M. Kremins, her Dachshund Brandi, her mother Geraldine Beisley of Whippany, formally of Rockaway. She is also survived by her siblings and their spouses Kathleen and Neil Eversen of Blairstown, Richard and Lisa Beisley of Lakewood, WA., and Carole and John Lamken of Boise, ID, as well as 3 nieces Kelly Dudeck, Becky Lamken and Tracy Beisley and 3 nephews Jeff and Andi Dudeck, Josh Lamken, and Richard Beisley. Funeral from the Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave. Denville, NJ www.normandean.com on Friday Jan. 2, 2009 at 10:30 AM for a 1:00 PM Service at The Church of the Messiah Rt. 24, in Chester, NJ. Friends may visit with the family on Thursday Jan.1, 2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Theresa requested "please, no Lilies." Donations to the American Cancer Society "Team Theresa" 7 Ridgedale Ave. Suite 103 Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927.