Obituary of Margaret J. McGrantham

Margaret J. McGrantham, 84, previously of Bethlehem Township, N.J., Jersey City, N.J. and Edgewater, Fla., died Saturday, June 12, 2004, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Born: May 24, 1920, in Jersey City, N.J., a daughter of the late Michael and Gertrude Revell Parusa. Personal: Her husband, Frederick, died in 1979. She was a homemaker and a waitress at Palmettos restaurant in Jersey City, N.J. for many years. Margaret loved bingo and crafts. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors: four sons, Frederick of Jackson, N.J., Kenneth of Melville, N.J., Philip of Little Falls, N.J. and Steve of Las Vegas; a sister, Julie Hillick of Carteret, N.J.; a brother, Howard Parusa of South River, N.J.; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. A son, Richard, died in 2002, and a daughter, Margaret Maguire, died January 17, 2004. Services: A Memorial Mass will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2004, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 200 W. Carlton Ave., Washington, with the Rev. Robert Ascolese officiating. Call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday June 19 in the Warren Hills/Ford Memorial Home, 234 W. Washington Ave., Washington. Cremation services are under the direction of H.G. Smith Crematory. Online obituaries available at warrenhillsmemorialhome.com. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, to the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 200 W. Carlton Ave., Washington, NJ 07840.