Victoria Schoenster's Obituary
Victoria Boyajian Schoenster passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013. She was 94.
Victoria was born on December 2, 1918, the last surviving and youngest of 9 children, to the late Eleanore Boyajian (Henon) and Munjed Boyajian. Though she went by Victoria, she was actually named Victory in celebration of V day, 1918. She grew up in Pleasantville N.J. near Atlantic City. During and after WWII she worked for Dupont Chemical Co. She gave lectures and demonstrations on the Atlantic City boardwalk of emerging new material technologies (nylon, rayon, plastics, Styrofoam). Several nephews fondly remember her dramatic demonstrations of new chemical formulations which awed crowds.
During the war she met an Army medical tech sergeant soldier William George Schoenster, whom she married on April 7, 1951 on Long Island New York. They settled in Cold Spring Harbor NY and raised 4 children. She lived on Long Island for almost 60 years. She was an active volunteer for the Burwood Home for the blind for many years. She was also an avid lover of Airedale Terriers; she bred them and was part of Airedale Rescue Society for decades. She was a devout, traditional Catholic and prayed the rosary daily. She moved to Annapolis 5 years ago and lived at Manresa Assisted Living home for the past 3 years.
Victoria is survived by her children, Stephen, Phillip, William, and Eleanor Chrysentia (Bedford), a brother-in-law, Charles Schoenster, 10 grandchildren and 21 nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her siblings; George, Grace (Young), Eleanore - Prapium (Crane), Elizabeth (Carpenter), June Rose (King), Paul, and Vernon Boyajian.
A visitation will be at the Lasting Tributes Cremation & Funeral Care 814 Bestgate Rd, Annapolis, MD on Tuesday April 30th from 4-7 pm, with a “Rite of Christian Burial” at 7pm. Internment will be in Huntington Rural Cemetery, May 4, 2013 at 12 PM on Long Island next to her husband of 45 years.
Anyone choosing to make a charitable donation in remembrance can do so to Paralyzed Veterans of America or the charity of their choice.
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