Florence Goldman Berlin

Florence Goldman Berlin

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Florence Goldman Berlin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 31, 2024, at the age of 88. She had battled dementia and other age related health complications with grace. 

Born and raised in Manhattan, Florence spent her entire adulthood living in central New Jersey. She raised her family in Somerset (Franklin Township), where she was an active member of the community. She served on the PTO of her daughters’ schools, volunteered with a variety of local organizations, and was a girl scout leader for all three of her daughters. She eventually moved to Plainsboro. Her last residence was in an assisted living facility in Freehold. 

Florence was an accomplished executive assistant. She held a secretarial associates degree and provided support for several top level attorneys and executives throughout her career. Most of her professional career was spent employed by Johnson & Johnson. She was an executive assistant for the Global CFO for many years.

Florence was predeceased by her husband Norman Berlin, and daughter Julie Goldman. She will be held fondly forever in the hearts of her children and step children Karen Shaffer (and the late John Shaffer), Denise and Loren Angelo, Lori and Scott Davies, Lisa Berlin and Thomas Langston, and Andrew and Kara Berlin. Her 14 grandchildren will always remember her as a loving grandmother and integral part of their lives. A broad circle of extended family and close friends will miss her loving compassion and empathy for others.

A graveside funeral is scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Beth Israel Cemetery, 1098 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, New Jersey. The family will sit shiva Monday, November 4th from 7:00 - 8:00 pm via zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85634695626?pwd=0S99OePsTtESYVGKG8GTcS3maASQas.1, and on Tuesday, November 5th and Wednesday, November 6th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 36 Heron Court, Manalapan. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to either the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrf.org) or Fans for the Cure for prostate cancer (fansforthecure.org).