Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, 93, of Vero Beach, Fla., and Princeton, died April 10. She was chairman of the board of The Princeton Packet Inc.
Born in Greencastle, Ind., she had been a Princeton resident since 1942.
A 1929 graduate of Greencastle High School, she received a bachelor's degree with a major in English from DePauw University in 1933. At DePauw, she was a member of Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Kappa sororities.
After college, she was a high school teacher of English and public speaking in the Greencastle public school system until her 1938 marriage to Bernard Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore, one-time chairman of Dow Jones & Company, purchased The Princeton Packet in 1955 and added five newspapers to that group before he died in 1967 at age 59. The Packet group, which now includes 18 publications, remains in the Kilgore family.
Mrs. Beilman, an active Packet board member who was involved in many Princeton community organizations, married Robert D. Beilman, a retired Pan American World Airways pilot, in 1973.
A former member of the board of trustees of Princeton HealthCare System, Mrs. Beilman was also a former board member of the Friends of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She was a former president of the Women's Auxiliary of the University Medical Center at Princeton and served as co-chair of the Princeton Hospital Fete in 1960.
She was a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church.
She was a member and former president of The Present Day Club, a charter member of the Bedens Brook Club, and a former member of Springdale Golf Club and Pretty Brook Tennis Club. She was previously active in the Princeton area chapter of the American Red Cross.
She maintained residences in Princeton, Vero Beach and Coral Gables, Fla., Nantucket, Mass., and Twin Lakes, Pa.
She was active in the Nantucket Garden Club, a member of the Nantucket Yacht Club, a member of the Wharf Rats, and a former member of the Sankety Golf Club. She was also active in the Coral Gables Garden Club.
Daughter of the late Kathryn and Dr. James A. Throop, she is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Kathryn Kilgore of Key West, Fla.; two sons, John Harvey Kilgore of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., and James Bernard Kilgore of Princeton; three grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Roberta Francesconi and Marina Beilman; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach, will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, 253 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08540.
Born in Greencastle, Ind., she had been a Princeton resident since 1942.
A 1929 graduate of Greencastle High School, she received a bachelor's degree with a major in English from DePauw University in 1933. At DePauw, she was a member of Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Kappa sororities.
After college, she was a high school teacher of English and public speaking in the Greencastle public school system until her 1938 marriage to Bernard Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore, one-time chairman of Dow Jones & Company, purchased The Princeton Packet in 1955 and added five newspapers to that group before he died in 1967 at age 59. The Packet group, which now includes 18 publications, remains in the Kilgore family.
Mrs. Beilman, an active Packet board member who was involved in many Princeton community organizations, married Robert D. Beilman, a retired Pan American World Airways pilot, in 1973.
A former member of the board of trustees of Princeton HealthCare System, Mrs. Beilman was also a former board member of the Friends of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She was a former president of the Women's Auxiliary of the University Medical Center at Princeton and served as co-chair of the Princeton Hospital Fete in 1960.
She was a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church.
She was a member and former president of The Present Day Club, a charter member of the Bedens Brook Club, and a former member of Springdale Golf Club and Pretty Brook Tennis Club. She was previously active in the Princeton area chapter of the American Red Cross.
She maintained residences in Princeton, Vero Beach and Coral Gables, Fla., Nantucket, Mass., and Twin Lakes, Pa.
She was active in the Nantucket Garden Club, a member of the Nantucket Yacht Club, a member of the Wharf Rats, and a former member of the Sankety Golf Club. She was also active in the Coral Gables Garden Club.
Daughter of the late Kathryn and Dr. James A. Throop, she is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Kathryn Kilgore of Key West, Fla.; two sons, John Harvey Kilgore of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., and James Bernard Kilgore of Princeton; three grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Roberta Francesconi and Marina Beilman; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach, will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, 253 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08540.
Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, 93, of Vero Beach, Fla., and Princeton, died April 10. She was chairman of the board of The Princeton Packet Inc.
Born in Greencastle, Ind., she had been a Princeton resident since 1942.
A 1929 graduate of Greencastle High School, she received a bachelor's degree with a major in English from DePauw University in 1933. At DePauw, she was a member of Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Kappa sororities.
After college, she was a high school teacher of English and public speaking in the Greencastle public school system until her 1938 marriage to Bernard Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore, one-time chairman of Dow Jones & Company, purchased The Princeton Packet in 1955 and added five newspapers to that group before he died in 1967 at age 59. The Packet group, which now includes 18 publications, remains in the Kilgore family.
Mrs. Beilman, an active Packet board member who was involved in many Princeton community organizations, married Robert D. Beilman, a retired Pan American World Airways pilot, in 1973.
A former member of the board of trustees of Princeton HealthCare System, Mrs. Beilman was also a former board member of the Friends of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She was a former president of the Women's Auxiliary of the University Medical Center at Princeton and served as co-chair of the Princeton Hospital Fete in 1960.
She was a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church.
She was a member and former president of The Present Day Club, a charter member of the Bedens Brook Club, and a former member of Springdale Golf Club and Pretty Brook Tennis Club. She was previously active in the Princeton area chapter of the American Red Cross.
She maintained residences in Princeton, Vero Beach and Coral Gables, Fla., Nantucket, Mass., and Twin Lakes, Pa.
She was active in the Nantucket Garden Club, a member of the Nantucket Yacht Club, a member of the Wharf Rats, and a former member of the Sankety Golf Club. She was also active in the Coral Gables Garden Club.
Daughter of the late Kathryn and Dr. James A. Throop, she is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Kathryn Kilgore of Key West, Fla.; two sons, John Harvey Kilgore of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., and James Bernard Kilgore of Princeton; three grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Roberta Francesconi and Marina Beilman; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach, will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, 253 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08540.
Born in Greencastle, Ind., she had been a Princeton resident since 1942.
A 1929 graduate of Greencastle High School, she received a bachelor's degree with a major in English from DePauw University in 1933. At DePauw, she was a member of Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Kappa sororities.
After college, she was a high school teacher of English and public speaking in the Greencastle public school system until her 1938 marriage to Bernard Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore, one-time chairman of Dow Jones & Company, purchased The Princeton Packet in 1955 and added five newspapers to that group before he died in 1967 at age 59. The Packet group, which now includes 18 publications, remains in the Kilgore family.
Mrs. Beilman, an active Packet board member who was involved in many Princeton community organizations, married Robert D. Beilman, a retired Pan American World Airways pilot, in 1973.
A former member of the board of trustees of Princeton HealthCare System, Mrs. Beilman was also a former board member of the Friends of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She was a former president of the Women's Auxiliary of the University Medical Center at Princeton and served as co-chair of the Princeton Hospital Fete in 1960.
She was a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church.
She was a member and former president of The Present Day Club, a charter member of the Bedens Brook Club, and a former member of Springdale Golf Club and Pretty Brook Tennis Club. She was previously active in the Princeton area chapter of the American Red Cross.
She maintained residences in Princeton, Vero Beach and Coral Gables, Fla., Nantucket, Mass., and Twin Lakes, Pa.
She was active in the Nantucket Garden Club, a member of the Nantucket Yacht Club, a member of the Wharf Rats, and a former member of the Sankety Golf Club. She was also active in the Coral Gables Garden Club.
Daughter of the late Kathryn and Dr. James A. Throop, she is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Kathryn Kilgore of Key West, Fla.; two sons, John Harvey Kilgore of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., and James Bernard Kilgore of Princeton; three grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Roberta Francesconi and Marina Beilman; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach, will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, 253 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08540.
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