Marian Beth Hosmer

Marian Beth Hosmer, 67, died June 21, 2024

Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Burtin and Iris Goldberg, she was a graduate of Madison High school before attending Brooklyn College where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Marian was a star at AT&T, from her first craft job right out of college to, in time piloting domestic and new International 800 Services and to ultimately crafting far-reaching International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards as a network control point switching subject-matter expert that are still in effect today.

She gave paid outside speeches for AT&T and represented the company in Canada, Washington D.C., the E.U., Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Japan as well as the Caribbean as a technical expert on bi-lateral relations and revenue settlements globally.

Finally, Marian was an international systems management project manager at AT&T Bell Labs Holmdel with multiple development and implementation teams across India, the Philippines, Europe and domestically as well when those systems were impacted by major or minor system releases.

Marian also volunteered for 10 years on the New Jersey State Supreme Court attorney Fee Arbitration Committee (District 10) and enjoyed every minute while sparing with like minds in the legal profession. Of course, it was a lawyer who lost an argument to her that recommended her for consideration in the role to the State Attorney General.

While working at AT&T she met the love of her life, John Flaherty Hosmer, and the two married and settled into Concord Drive in Bridgewater in 1990. They enjoyed attending the theater, sometimes going to more than 16 shows a year. They enjoyed the quality time spent together whether in local productions, or Shakespeare at Drew University or on (or off) Broadway productions or even international musicals and mysteries.

Marian was fortunate to have John accompany her on many of her travels for AT&T and the ITU and she created memories from around the world with trips to Ottawa, Montreal, London, Geneva, Bangkok, Taipei and New Zealand. Marian was known as “The Chocolate Lady” always having chocolate on her desk at work or at the theater or at the house for the neighborhood kids. She collected clocks, Al Hirschfeld prints, loved crosswords and jigsaw puzzles and was crazy about the Marx Brothers. Her collection of knick knacks from the around the world showed her diverse love for the unusual and unique.

Surviving are her beloved husband, John, her stepsons, Christopher and Patrick, her dear siblings Karen Wolf, Ronnie Goldberg and Steven Goldberg and their heartbroken spouses as well as her many nieces, nephews, extended family, colleagues and friends.

The family asks that remembrances be private and that your kind donations go to the Center for Hope Hospice, https://cfhh.org/ , 908.889.7780, 1900 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076