Obituary of Margaret M O'Brien

O'Brien, Margaret M., 93, passed away peacefully in Cedar Grove on May 24, 2015. Formerly of Wayne and Clifton, she was born in the Stoney Road section of Paterson to Edward C. and Margaret M. (nee Conlon) O'Brien. Marge was predeceased by her loving brother, Edward J. O'Brien and four sisters, Mercedes Kessel, Agnes De Vausney, Virginia Wall and Eileen Million. Margaret was a graduate of St. Bonaventure Schools and Sherwood Business School. She was an executive secretary in the Fairfield and New York City offices of Phillips Petroleum for thirty years. During her lifetime, Marge enjoyed traveling, the opera, oil painting and cooking gourmet meals for her family and friends. She and her brother Eddy went to Ireland in search of their O'Brien family roots, contacting relatives in Ireland, England and Canada. She was proud of her Catholic Faith and the many relatives who entered the priesthood and religious life. She was a parishioner of St. James R.C. Church, Totowa. Margaret is survived by her loving and devoted niece, Jeanne (Virginia) Wall, nieces Clair Moran, Doris Hennen, Mary Lemieux, nephew Jack Wall and cousin Patricia Quinn and many other relatives and friends in the U.S.A, Ireland, England and Canada. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa on Thursday at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. James R.C. Church, Totowa at 9:30 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit on Thursday from 8:00-9:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Vincent's Nursing Home, 315 East Lindsley Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.