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ELIZABETH KIRBY Obituary

Elizabeth Y. Kirby Cherished family matriarch Elizabeth Y. (Sawyer) Kirby, 72, of Newark, N.J., departed this life on Oct. 29, 2015. A celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, North Broad and Chestnut Streets, Elizabeth, N.J., Father Andy Moore, pastor. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of services. Arrangements are in the loving care of the Nesbitt Funeral Home, 165 Madison Ave., Elizabeth. Mrs. Kirby retired from the Newark Board of Education (2013). She was affiliated with Eastern Star and a great Cub Scout mother. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Elizabeth leaves to cherish her husband of 53 years, Eugene Kirby Sr.; sons, Eugene Kirby Jr (Cheryl) and Alphonso Kirby, and daughter, Gloria Kirby; brothers, Alphonso Sawyer and Rudolf Sawyer; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; niece, Nina White, and many other nieces and nephews and other family members and friends.

Published by The Star-Ledger on Nov. 3, 2015.
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I met Liz when I was 17 years old and it still feels like yesterday. That was my friend and I will miss her. She was the epitome of family.
Love Janice Tucker and Family

November 7, 2015

To our Family,
We love you and we're here to offer our support. We will miss you Aunt Liz.
Love Artis Jones and Family

November 7, 2015

We love you Aunt Liz Thanksgiving will never be the same.

Tish Kirby

November 4, 2015

To your new birth we will miss you but God must want your sunshine. Gone but not for gotten.

Ellen Haywood

November 3, 2015

My Sincere Condolences to Eugene Kirby and his Family.

Katherine Nicholas- Carruthers

November 3, 2015

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St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church

North Broad and Chestnut Streets, Elizabeth, NJ

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St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church

North Broad and Chestnut Streets, Elizabeth, NJ

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