Olive Betty Newman, 97, a 78-year resident of Navesink, passed away peacefully May 31, 2024. Olive was born in Rumson to the late Edwin Lincoln and Olive (Burgess) Pomphrey. She attended Rumson schools and graduated from Rumson High School in 1943. After graduation, Olive became a telephone operator at NJ Bell where she made many lifelong friends.
She was a lifelong member of Rumson Presbyterian Church where she played piano at Sunday School.
Olive was also a member of the Rumson Senior Club and the VFW #2179 in Port Monmouth. She loved animals and was a loving mother and wife. She enjoyed sailing with her husband, Arthur, on the 30-foot sailboat they built together.
She was predeceased by six brothers and sisters.
Olive is survived by her devoted husband of 78 years, Arthur James Newman, her daughter and son-in-law Pamela J. and Harold Fowler of Leonardo, and her son Townsend Newman of Rumson.
The article originally appeared in the June 6 – 12, 2024 print edition of The Two River Times.
