Anita Thorn

Finisher-Laundry, 1930

Married 1929 in [Mercer Co.], New Jersey to Charles Stryker Conover Jr
Son of Charles Stryker Conover and Jessie B Theberge
Born 17 Jun 1904 in Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey
Died 14 Sep 1963 in Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey

Notes

• Daughter of William D and Bertha (Lechner) Thorn.
• Anita's age in the census records: in 1930, age 19.
• Engagement notice, Trenton Evening Times, 24 Jun 1929:
  Miss Thorn Will Wed
    Mr. and Mrs. William Thorn, of 57 Alden Avenue, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Anita Thorn, to Charles S. Conover, of 487 Stuyvesant Avenue, son of Mrs. Jessie B. Conover and the late Charles S. Conover. The wedding will take place in the near future.
• Trenton Realty Transfers, Trenton Sunday Times Advertiser, 14 Nov 1965:
    Dresden Avenue, 17, Anita Conover to Richard Holmak, 20 x 125.
• Obituary, The Trentonian, 09 Dec 2005:
  Anita Conover, 95
    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Conover had resided in the Pennington area for 42 years.
    She had been employed at the DelVal Pharmacy in Pennington for 30 years.
    She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
    She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and reading.
    Daughter of the late William and Bertha Lechner Thorn and wife of the late Charles S. Conover Sr., she is survived by a son, Charles S. Conover Jr. of Yardville; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol A. and Eugene Czyzewski of Pennington; seven grandchildren, Linda Scaccetti, Karen LaCour, Cheryl Conover, Robert, Ronald and Randy Czyzewski, and Lynn Sheng; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington, with the Rev. Rob Carter, associate pastor of the Covenant Presbyterian Church.
    Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Trenton.
    Friends may call on Monday from 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
    Contributions may be made to the Sunshine Foundation of Mercer County, PO Box 55130, Trenton, NJ 08638-6130, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
    For further information or to send condolences, please visit www.wilsonapple.com.

Sources

• 1930 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Trenton, Ward 13, E.D. 11-63, Sheet No. 10A [=10A], 188-197, 487 Stuyvesant Ave., 16 Apr 1930
• SSDI 157-16-7894: Anita Conover