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Gail McGrath Obituary
Barnegat Twp.
Gail Marie McGrath (nee Shearer), a long-time resident of Barnegat Township, passed away April 13, 2017, after struggling valiantly with a brief illness.
Gail was born in 1944 in Livingston, NJ, to Lorraine and Warren Van Winkle. She served as a bus driver in Barnegat Township for 33 years, where she was adored by her colleagues and the children she drove to and from school every day and around the state on various adventures.
Gail also enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and reveled in their accomplishments. She also enjoyed traveling the world, recently having gone on a cruise to Europe and a cruise through Alaska. Other activities she enjoyed were spending time on the beach, lavishing attention on her dogs, working in her garden, and reading.
Gail was preceded in death by her mother and father as well as her stepfather Robert Shearer. She is survived by her children Cheryl (Mike) Hubbard, Ed (Sarah) Wales-McGrath, and Tracy Pinto; grandchildren Kyle Pinto, Benjamin and Sam Wales-McGrath, and Jess Hubbard; great-granddaughter Mikayla Pinto; and brother Doug (Karen) Shearer.
Memorial services were held at Barnegat Funeral Home. (www.BarnegatFH.com)
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Paul Steinberg
July 23, 2025
You may be forgotten by some, but I am not one of them. Rest in Peace, sweet lady. Your old friend Paul
Paul Steinberg Noah's Ark Pet Shops
April 20, 2024
I am still here remembering you. You were always a true friend to me.
Paul Steinberg 2024
Paul Steinberg
April 14, 2023
Another year has passed. You are still being thought of by me, and I hope that your loved ones also are thinking of you. I am quite surprised that I am the only one that has ever posted to your obituary page. Rest in peace. Paul
Paul
November 17, 2022
Somehow I missed your death anniversary. You have been in my thoughts all these years. I recently found the graduation picture that you gave to me a time long ago...
Paul
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Paul Steinberg
April 30, 2021
Difficult to realize that you passed away... I will forever remember you... Paul
Paul Steinberg
April 10, 2020
I think of you often, even during these troubled times. Rest in Peace forever, in the arms of the Lord our G-d.
Paul Steinberg
May 19, 2019
Rest in Peace sweet lady.
Paul Steinberg
July 29, 2017
So sorry to hear about Gail's passing. We were in high school together. She was a wonderful person, and 55 years later, I will always remember her smiling face. Rest in Peace
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