Marilyn L. Zirl of Livingston died Sunday, April 22, after battling cancer. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara; her son David and his wife, Lisa; and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Freddy. Mrs. Zirl was born in Newark on March 16, 1933, grew up in West Orange, and lived in Livingston for 55 years. She attended Cornell University and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Barnard College and a master of arts degree from Teachers’ College, Columbia University. She was initially a French and English teacher at West Orange High School and later taught French and home-bound students in Livingston. She then worked as a synagogue administrator at Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange, and at the Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee. She retired this past June after spending nearly 16 years as the administrator of the Sister Rose Thering Fund at Seton Hall University. Mrs. Zirl had been active in the Livingston League of Women Voters and the Livingston PTA, and was the first woman president of Oheb Shalom Congregation. She also volunteered to teach English as a Second Language to Chinese students. The funeral was held on Wednesday, April 25, at the Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel in Livingston. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to either the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies, or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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