Women - Hunterdon County, New Jersey

LILLIAN KORNITSKY
During her working years, she dedicated herself to
children. As a senior citizen, she dedicated herself to
her community and her fellow seniors.
Lillian Kornitsky (April 19, 1915 - Aug. 8,1998)
received a national AARP award in 1989 for her
community service. Ms. Kornitsky served on the Clinton
Town Council, was a County Executive
Committeewoman, an Election Board member, and a
member of the Grandin Library Executive Board. She
was past president and legislative chairwoman of the
Flemington AARP, was a coordinator of the Clinton
senior citizens organization, and worked on projects for
the Hagedorn Center for Geriatrics as well as the
Hunterdon Developmental Center.
A veteran of 43 years of teaching and supervising
educational programs for state correctional institutions in New Jersey and Illinois,
Ms. Kornitsky lived in Clinton. She also taught in public schools in New Jersey, with her
final position that of special education instructor in the Franklin Township School.
As a child -- and for many of her adult years -- she lived on her parents' farm in
Franklin Township. She was proud of her Hunterdon County farm background and her
membership in the Hickory Grange.
Her quiet humor and temperament won her many friends and devoted students.
Because of her leadership ability and efficiency, she served as president of many
organizations, including both the Hunterdon and Trenton Soroptomist clubs and the
Quakertown Education Association.
Dedicated to her memory for the 17 years she served as secretary of the Jennie
Haver Memorial Scholarship Fund, the program for The 43 rd Anniversary All County
High School Revue presented by the Jennie M. Haver Memorial Scholarship Fund
states that
Ms. Kornitsky was “a woman who really made a difference in the lives of hundreds of
people.”
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