Margaret Elizabeth McCann

Margaret (Peggy) Elizabeth McCann

Lakewood

Margaret Elizabeth Caruthers McCann (Peggy), of Lakewood, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, lived in Morristown and then Lakewood, NJ for the last twenty years. Peggy worked as a Court Clerk for Morris County Superior Court for many years. Peggy was devoted to her family and friends and was a devout catholic and a parishioner of St. Dominic's Church, Brick. She was a member of the Laurelton Art Society and loved to paint and sketch. She was a voracious reader, an avid bridge player, loved going to Theater and enjoyed the beach, especially attending Father Alphonse's Festival of the Atlantic at Point Pleasant Beach.

Peggy was predeceased in death by her husband, Thomas C. McCann Jr.; sister, Mary A. Monaghan and granddaughter, Megan E. McCann. She is survived by her children, Michael and his wife Debra McCann, Kathleen McCann and her partner Cathy Lester, Steven McCann, and Susan McCann and Jennifer; three grandchildren, Michael McCann Jr. and his wife Sara, Allison Muend and her husband Peter, and Kelly McCann and her fiancé Joseph Halpin; two great-grandchildren, PJ and Ryan Muend; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a viewing from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Route 88, Brick. A mass of Christian burial will be offered 10 a.m. Friday, March 6 at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church. An interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Covenant House and/or The Christophers.