Obituary of Marie Kearney O’Neill

Marie Kearney O’Neill, 83, of Brick, NJ and Alexandria , VA died on February 4, 2010 . She was born in Rahway , NJ , to Edward and Ethel Burns Kearney, graduated from St. Mary’s School, Rahway , St. Peter’s High School, New Brunswick , NJ and Providence Hospital School of Nursing, Washington, DC. She also studied at Catholic University and received her BS and Masters in Nursing from the College of New Jersey . Marie was a school nurse in the Brick schools from 1958 until her retirement in 1988. She was the Coordinator of Nurses for the Brick Schools. Many, many children benefited from her compassionate care as a school nurse. She also taught courses for school nurses at Jersey City State College and the College of New Jersey and supervised student nurses. During the summers she was an Emergency Room nurse at Point Pleasant Hospital . Marie enjoyed skiing and golf with her friends and nephews. She was a wiz at the NY Times crossword puzzles and an avid Yankee baseball fan. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa, Brick Retired Teachers and a volunteer for Caregivers of Point Pleasant and several Alexandria charities. Predeceased by her parents, her brothers, Reverend Edward Kearney and NJ Superior Court Judge William Kearney and her nephew, Edward J. Kearney, she is survived by her husband, William E. O’Neill and his sons and their families, William, Glenda, Theresa, Farrell and Suzanne of Virginia and Steve, Sally and Hugh of Montana . Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Rita Kearney of Toms River, NJ and her nephews and their families: John and Bernadette, Haddonfield , NJ ; Kevin, Adair, Caroline, Nora, Liam and Maeve, Buffalo , NY ; Timothy, Claudia, Lucia and Sebastian, Swarthmore , PA ; Michael, Kimberly, Eamonn and Caleb, Toms River . Visitation will be Monday, February 15, 2 to 4pm and 7 to 9pm at Kedz Funeral Home, 1123 Hooper Avenue , Toms River . Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, February 16, 11:00am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 685 Hooper Avenue, Toms River. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in memory of Marie to the Judge William J. Kearney Scholarship Fund, St. Joseph ’s, 685 Hooper Avenue , Toms River, NJ 08753.