Obituary of Myrna E. Bookbinder

Myrna E. Bookbinder, 85, of Manchester passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Community Medical Center, Toms River.  Myrna was born in Puerto Rico, raised in the Bronx, NY and lived in Howell most of her life before settling in Manchester in June of 2022.  She worked alongside her late husband, Irwin, as the Vice President and Treasurer of their company Global Dental Supply.   Skilled at understanding numbers, Myrna followed the stock and real estate markets closely.  She loved dancing, baking and decorating wedding cakes.  Myrna was also a member of the Howell Garden Club and enjoyed traveling internationally.  

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Irwin Bookbinder; mother, Francisca Alvarado; father, Jose Cruz; and two brothers, Efrain Cruz and Hector Cruz.  Myrna is survived by her sons, David Bookbinder, and Eric Bookbinder and his wife, Tara Buffi-Bookbinder, all of Barnegat; and grandchildren, Bianca R. Bookbinder, Vanessa E. Bookbinder; David Bookbinder, Jr., Tyler J. Leary, Carter P. Leary, and Addison M. Leary.  

Visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Monday, January 13, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. For those that cannot attend in person, the family invites you to participate via Webcast, HERE. Interment will follow in Brigadier General Wm. C. Doyle NJ Veterans Cemetery, 350 Province Line Road, Arneytown.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Myrna’s name may be made to the American Cancer Society, Post Office Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741. For information, directions or to leave condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com