SARAH HERBERT PACKWOOD EBENTHEUER, 97, of Holmdel, formerly of FARMINGDALE Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 11/6/05 SARAH HERBERT PACKWOOD EBENTHEUER, our loved one, 97, of Holmdel, formerly of FARMINGDALE, passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 23, with her family by her side, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. Sarah was born in Keyport to the late Albert Edward and Lauretta Bloodgood Herbert, and lived her entire life in Monmouth County with deep ancestral roots in the Marlboro and Manalapan areas. She was a graduate of Freehold High School and Drake Business College, later working for JCP&L, Allenhurst. Sarah was so proud of her heritage and the joy of her life was learning all she could about her ancestors and connecting family names such as Applegate, Bowne, Buck, Covenhoven/Conover, Lawrence, Provost and Warne. She was the fifth great-granddaughter of Thomas Warne, one of the original proprietors of East Jersey. In recent years, Sarah wrote about growing up in Marlboro with her parents and only sibling, the late Edward Marriner Herbert. These reflections, titled "Sarah's Precious Memories" will be given to the Historical Society and Genealogical Society in Freehold for others to enjoy. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Spring Lake Chapter. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard J. Ebentheuer, in 1990. Sarah leaves behind her daughter, Judith Packwood Van Schoick and her husband Forman of Wall Township, and her daughter, Karen Packwood Gaffey and her husband, Thomas of Locust. She is survived by five grandchildren, Christine Gaffey Pancurak, Catherine Gaffey, Thomas Gaffey, and Timothy Gaffey, all of this area, and Andrea Van Schoick of Virginia. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Caitlin and Jeffrey Pancurak, Madeline Gaffey and Sarah Gaffey; four nieces also survive, Dorothy Herbert Yeargin, Diane Herbert Brownell, Debra Herbert Smith, and Donna Herbert Terrell. Private services were held at The Hoffman Funeral Home, Long Branch. Burial was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Manalapan.