Margaret H. Rigney, 93, passed away at Meridian Nursing and Rehab in Shrewsbury Oct. 27. She was born in Jersey City to the late Joseph and Margaret Elizabeth (Broschardt) Heussler, grew up in Oradell, and attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood in the class of 1943.
She was a Middletown resident for 71 years, living in Shadow Lake Village for 33 of those years and enjoyed women’s golf, bocce, bridge and dancing.
Margaret was a communicant of St. James RC Church and a previous Grand Regent of the Catholic Daughters and a Rosary Altar Society member.
She was a lifetime pioneer for Bell Labs in Holmdel and retired in 1985 after 25 years of dedication. Marge loved to travel with her husband Bill and she loved spending time with her family and friends.
She is predeceased by her husband of 64 years, William J. Rigney (2011); her daughter-in-law Judy Rigney (2019); her sister Lorraine Beekman (2011); and her grandson Douglas Dreher (2016).
She is survived by her son William Rigney of West Chester, Pennsylvania; her daughter Barbara Dreher of Dayton; her grandchildren and their spouses: Kristen and Craig Cybor, Brian and Jessica Rigney and Michael Dreher; as well as three great-grandchildren, William and Helen Rigney and Jayden Dreher.
Visitation took place Nov. 3 at the John E. Day Funeral, Red Bank. A Mass of Christian burial took place Nov. 4 at St. James RC Church in Red Bank with interment following at Mt. Olivet in Middletown.
Please visit Margaret’s memorial website at johnedayfuneralhome.com.
