Corrine Friedman

Corrine Friedman of Delray Beach, Fla., and Short Hills died Jan. 26, 2015. Born in Newark, she was a Short Hills resident for the past 40 years. 

Mrs. Friedman was active as the first administrator for her husband Marty’s distribution businesses, which he began in 1966 and 1986. That family business, Eastern Marketing Corp. in Roseland, is now one of the largest distributors of luxury appliances in the country. She was also employed as a sales coordinator by Golden Electric Distributors, a small appliance distributor in Newark.

She graduated from Weequahic High School, Newark, in 1948. 

She was a member of Delaire Country Club, Delray Beach, for 13 years; and Crestmont Country Club, West Orange, for 28 years. Active in tennis and golf, she was a frequent champion at both places.

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She was a member of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills for 33 years.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years; two sons, Robert, and Craig; daughters-in-law Tracy and Pamela; a sister, Marilyn Dietz Peterson; and five grandchildren.

Services were held Jan. 30 with arrangements by Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Barnabas Health Hospice, West Orange.