Obituary of Katherine Schick Lyall

Katherine Schilling Schick Lyall, 100, of Morris Township passed away on December 19, 2019 at home with her loving family by her side. Born in Orange, NJ Katherine resided in New Vernon before moving to Morris Township 16 years ago. Katherine earned a B.S. degree from Skidmore College in 1940. She was a homemaker and lovingly took care of her family. Katherine was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon. In her spare time, she was a volunteer with Family Service – Morris County, Women’s Association of Morristown Memorial Hospital, Junior League of Madison, The Garden Club of Madison, and Volunteer Ambulance Squads in Dover and Madison. Katherine is survived by her devoted children, Robert W. Schick, Jr., (“Bart”) and his wife, Nancy S. Schick, of Gloucester, MA, and Pamela Schick Kelsey and her husband, John F. Kelsey, III, of Skillman, NJ. She is also survived by her cherished grandchildren, Allison Schick Masson and her husband, Kenneth, Alexandria, VA, Courtney Schick Kellogg and her husband, Hunter, Beverly, MA, Robert Schilling Schick and his wife, Erika, Durham, NC, Katherine (Lisa) Kelsey Pisano and her husband, Bob, Lawrenceville, NJ John (Jay) F. Kelsey IV and his wife, Anne, Rocky Hill, NJ, and Christine Simonet Meola and her husband, Kris, South Boston, MA ; as well as her adored 13 great-grandchildren. Katherine was predeceased by her first husband, Robert W. Schick, Sr. and her second husband, William L. Lyall, Jr. A Memorial Service for Katherine will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 11:00 am at the New Vernon Presbyterian Church, 2 Lee’s Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ 07976. Katherine was laid to rest in New Vernon Cemetery, New Vernon, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations in memory of Katherine may be made to: The Seeing Eye (www.seeingeye.org), Schick Art Gallery at Skidmore College (https://www.skidmore.edu/schick/), or Atlantic Hospice Care VNA (https://www.atlantichealth.org/conditions-treatments/home-care.html).