CATHERINE “MARGIE” PRYOR, 72, of LONG BRANCH, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Chapin Hill, Red Bank. Margie was born in Red Bank and had previously lived in Fair Haven before moving to Long Branch 24 years ago. Margie worked for MOCEANS of Long Branch, which is an advocacy group for the disabled. Margie was a communicant of the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven, and a member of P.O.W.E.R., “People on Wheels for Education and Rehabilitation”, where she held a variety of offices. She was an auxiliary member of the Fair Haven Fire Department and volunteered at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair for many years. She was also a member of the W.W.D. “Women With Disabilities.”
Margie was predeceased by her parents, Luke and Mary Beckett Pryor; and her sister, Evelyn Lintott. Surviving are her sister, Mary Ellen Connor of Blackville, S.C.; 12 nieces and nephews; and 25 grandnieces and grandnephews.
Visitation will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Margie’s name to P.O.W.E.R. “People on Wheels for Education and Rehabilitation” at 384 Second Ave., Apt. 2A, Long Branch, NJ 07740. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family through the funeral home’s website, www.sidun.com.