Margaret Theresa Boasci, 82, a lifelong resident of Jersey City, Marion Section passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021.
Margaret was a devout parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and a member of the Rosarian Society. Well known as "Margie" by her friends and family, and affectionately known as "Ma" to Sabina and "Grandma" by children in the neighborhood. Over the years, Margaret worked for a watch manufacturer, in a nursing home and a school cafeteria. Margaret enjoyed crocheting, playing solitaire and socializing outside her home with Carmine Arnone and all her neighbors.
Margaret was a loving aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt and dear friend to many from the Marion Section and will be greatly missed. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Irene, her fiancé, John, all her 7 siblings, Thomas, William, John, Edward, James, Louise and Vera and her dearest friend, Carol Albanese.
Visitation is on Friday, November 26, 2021, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at RIOTTO FUNERAL HOME & Cremation Company, 3205 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07306 (For GPS Navigation it is best to use the parking lot entrance address: 14 Stagg St., Jersey City). Funeral Mass will follow 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 99 Broadway, Jersey City. Interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, Margie's family requests donations be made to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Rosary Altar Society (https://olmcjc.com)