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Sylvia Franklin, age 83, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away on August 10, 2020.

Sylvia was born on May 9, 1938 in Washington DC to Mary Lang. She received a Masters Degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ and practiced as a school Psychologist for 25 years in Carteret, NJ.

On March 28, 1959, she married Edward Clarence Franklin. They raised three sons, Edward, Richard and David.

Sylvia was a loving mother who had a passion for old movies, especially black and white. She loved playing mahjong with friends and was an avid collector of ceramic figurines. She was whip-smart with a sharp sense of humor, and always did her best to help people around her.

Sylvia is survived by her husband Edward, and her three children, Ed, Rick and David.

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Sylvia was my mah-jong teacher and next door neighbor. We spent many hours playing scrabble, gin and mah-jong with th…
Sylvia was my mah-jong teacher and next door neighbor. We spent many hours playing scrabble, gin a…
Sylvia was my mah-jong teacher and next door neighbor. We spent…

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