Rosemary Fulton
March 24, 1928 -May 13, 2020
New London, N.H.
Rosemary (Cox) Fulton, 92, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 after a period of declining health.
Rosemary was born March 24, 1928 in Highland Falls to Timothy and Emma Cox. She received her bachelor’s degree from Ladycliff College and a master’s degree in mathematics from Fordham University. After graduation, Rosemary was a teacher of mathematics in the New York City school system for a time.
Rosemary spent her career as a computer programmer for Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs) in New Jersey where she was a member of teams conducting scientific research that would bloom into the electronic and communication technology we all use today. She was proud of her pioneering role as a woman working in a technical field during the early days of computing. While at Bell Labs she met her husband Theodore (Ted) Fulton, and they were married on April 12, 1969. They settled in Warren Township, Somerset County, NJ, where they raised their son, Matthew, now of Enfield, NH.
Rosemary was an active participant in local government, serving many years on the Warren Township planning board and environmental commission; and was a Scout leader and CCD instructor. After their retirement Rosemary and Ted moved to New London to be nearer to their son.
Rosemary is survived by Ted and Matthew, her brother Richard and sister-in-law Nancy of Mapleton, Penn. and by her niece and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents, and a sister, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the COA Chapin Senior Center at P.O. Box 1263, New London, NH 03257. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Marianne H. Wilhelm
May 2, 2020
formerly of Highland Falls
On May 2, 2020, Marianne H. Wilhelm, formerly of Villa Park-way in Highland Falls, passed away in Springfield, Virginia, after a brief bout of the COVID-19 virus. She was 95 years old.
Marianne was an intrepid world traveler who immigrated from Germany to New York in the 1950s. She spent the 1950s and 1960s traveling with her husband, James R. Wilhelm, as he was stationed by the U.S. Army in locations in the Middle East. That travel peaked her curiosity and led her to enroll in SUNY New Paltz, where she graduated with an MA in education with a concentration in Middle Eastern studies. After graduation, she embarked on an over two-decade career as a social studies teacher at James I. O’Neill High School. During her 95 years, Marianne traveled to six of the seven continents and the entire length of the Silk Road from China to Venice.
She is survived by her grandson Jim Hansen who resides in Washington D.C., her former daughter-in-law, Kathy Marshall, and her brother Fred Ensle in Dunningen, Germany. Marianne is also survived by three generations of nieces and nephews in southern Germany.
She was predeceased by her husband, James R. Wilhelm, and son, Klaus P. Wilhelm.
She will be interred in the Peacedale Cemetery, but due to the COVID-19 virus, there will be no service.